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wonted Definition


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wont (chiefly formal, literary or old use)
adj
    1. Habitually inclined; accustomed.
      Example: He is wont to retire to bed early
      Thesaurus: accustomed, given, used, habituated.
noun
    1. A habit that one has.
      Example: It was her wont to rise early
verb
    tr & intr
    wont, wonts, wonted, wonting
    1. To become, or make someone become, accustomed.
Derivative: wonted
adj
    Customary.
      Thesaurus: accustomed, customary, habitual, conventional, regular, routine, normal, usual, familiar.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon gewunod accustomed.

Info:
    There is often a spelling confusion between wont and want.


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