Wont definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WONT, a contraction of woll not, that is, will not. WONT, a. [wont is strictly the participle passive of won, wone. G. See ... Accustomed; habituated; using or doing customarily. If the ox were wont to push with his horn-- Exodus 21. They were wont to speak in old time, saying-- 1 Samuel 20. ...
wont to definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: in ... to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau [syn: used to, wont to]
... Dictionary attrib.adj. habitual, accustomed, usual. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wont Wont, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting.] To be accustomed ... or habituated; to be used. A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. --Spenser. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wonted Wont"ed, a. Accustomed; customary; usual. Again his wonted weapon ...
... their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: habit, wont] 2: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to ... to a usual appearance ; shape Synonyms: habit, practice, usage, custom, wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies ... of unwritten law < the custom of wearing black at funerals >. wont usually applies to an habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group < as was her wont, she slept until noon >. II. transitive verb Date: 1594 clothe ... the body), constitution, temperament. 2. Custom (of an individual), usage, wont, practice, habitude, way, manner, second nature. 3. Dress, garb. See ... vestments, vesture, way, wear, wearing apparel, withdrawal sickness, withdrawal symptoms, wont
... Sweetness, truth, and every grace, which time and use are wont to teach. 7. Custom; common occurrence. O Cesar, these things ... shall be their captain on a stone. 2. To be wont. Fears use to be represented in an imaginary fashion. 3 ... use of 1 employ, apply. 2 benefit from. use and wont established custom. use a person's name quote a person ... s 1913 Dictionary Use Use, v. i. 1. To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as ... act or behave toward. III. v. n. Be accustomed, be wont. Airports Landing Facility Type AIRPORT Airport Code USE EFF_DATE ... way, wear, wear and tear, weathering, what is done, wield, wont, wonting, work, work at, work on, work upon, worth
Wonting definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wont Wont, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting.] To be accustomed ... or habituated; to be used. A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. --Spenser.
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WEAN, v.t. [G. See Wont.] 1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other ... to Old English wunian to be used to — more at wont Date: before 12th century 1. to accustom (as a young ... by enforced discontinuance. Etymology: OE wenian accustom f. Gmc: cf. WONT 2. n. Sc. a young child. Etymology: contr. of wee ... v["a]nja, Dan. v[ae]nne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf. AS. [=a]wenian to wean, G. entw["o]hnen. See Wont, a.] 1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or ...
... To dwell; to abide. Obsolete. Its participle is retained in wont, that is, woned. WON, n. A dwelling. Webster's 1913 ... v. i. [OE. wonen, wunen, wonien, wunien, AS. wunian. ????. See Wont, a.] To dwell; to abide. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. Their habitation ... 1913 Dictionary Wone Wone, n. [OE. See Wone, v. i., Wont, a.] 1. Dwelling; habitation; abode. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Custom; habit; wont; use; usage. [Obs.] To liven in delight was all his ...
... unwontedly adv. unwontedness n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unwonted Un*wont"ed, a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar ... unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. ``Unwonted lights.'' --Byron. -- Un*wont"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*wont"ed*ness, n. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a ...
... to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau [syn: used to, wont to] Moby Thesaurus acclimated, acclimatized, accommodated, accustomed, adapted, addicted, addicted ... stranger to, orientated, oriented, run-in, seasoned, spaced out, trained, wont, wonted
... s adverb see unwonted Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unwonted Un*wont"ed, a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar ... unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. ``Unwonted lights.'' --Byron. -- Un*wont"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*wont"ed*ness, n.
... in the discourses of the scribes, to which they were wont to listen in the synagogue, and secondly, in the example of the Pharisees, to whom they were wont to look up as the patterns of righteousness. It is ... the Rich Man at whose gate the beggar Lazarus was wont to sit. The sin of the Sadducees, at all events ...
... s noun see unwonted Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unwonted Un*wont"ed, a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar ... unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. ``Unwonted lights.'' --Byron. -- Un*wont"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*wont"ed*ness, n.
... 4. Space, distance, interval. 5. Custom, usage, habit, habitude, practice, wont, second nature, regular course, habitual method, plan of conduct, mode ... wish fulfillment, wish to, wish to goodness, wish very much, wont, wonting, working plan, would fain do