Wont
adjective
1.
accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive):
He was wont to rise at dawn.
noun
2.
custom; habit; practice:
It was her wont to walk three miles before breakfast.
verb (used with object), wont, wont or wonted, wonting.
3.
to accustom (a person), as to a thing:
That summer wonted me to a lifetime of early rising.
4.
to render (a thing) customary or usual (usually used passively).
verb (used without object), wont, wont or wonted, wonting.
5.
to be wont.
1.
contraction of will not:
He won’t see you now.
adjective
1.
(postpositive) accustomed (to doing something): he was wont to come early
noun
2.
a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)
verb
3.
(when transitive, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed
contraction
1.
will not
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