wont

adj.

1. Accustomed or used: “The poor man is wont to complain that this is a cold world” (Henry David Thoreau).
2. Likely: chaotic as holidays are wont to be.

n.

Customary practice; usage. See synonyms at habit.

v., wont or wont·ed, wont·ing, wonts.

v.tr.

To make accustomed to.

v.intr.

To be in the habit of doing something.

[Middle English, past participle of wonen, to be used to, dwell. See won¹.]

adjective

In the habit: accustomed, habituated, used. See usual/unusual.

noun

A habitual way of behaving: consuetude, custom, habit, habitude, manner, practice, praxis, usage, usance, use, way. See usual/unusual.

verb

To make familiar through constant practice or use: accustom, condition, habituate, inure. See usual/unusual.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an established custom
  Synonym: habit

Meaning #2: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition
  Synonyms: habit, use

---

Common misspelling(s) of wont

• wont

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vant
n. - skik, sædvane
v. tr. - gøre vant til
v. intr. - være vant til

Nederlands (Dutch)
gewend, gewoonte

Français (French)
adj. - habitué
n. - habitude, coutume
v. tr. - habituer (qn) à
v. intr. - être habitué à

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewohnt
n. - Gewohnheit, Gepflogenheit
v. - gewohnt sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εθισμένος ή συνηθισμένος (να/σε)
n. - συνήθεια/-ο

Italiano (Italian)
consuetudine

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - acostumado
n. - prática (f)

Русский (Russian)
привычка, имеющий обыкновение, иметь обыкновение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - habituado, acostumbrado
n. - costumbre, usanza
v. tr. - acostumbrar, habituar
v. intr. - acostumbrarse, habituarse

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - van
n. - vana

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
惯于, 常常, 习惯, 惯常活动, 使习惯于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 慣於, 常常
n. - 習慣, 慣常活動
v. tr. - 使習慣於
v. intr. - 習慣

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 버릇처럼 된, 늘 ~하는
n. - 상습, 관습
v. tr. - 익숙하게 하다, 습관이 들게 하다
v. intr. - ~을 예사로 하다, ~하는 것이 습관이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 習慣

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعود (الاسم) عادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגיל ל- (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮הרגל, מנהג, נוהג‬
v. tr. - ‮הרגיל‬
v. intr. - ‮התרגל‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.