wont

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /wɔnt/ UK /wəʊnt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like vaunt /v/ vs /w/

Meanings

1

adj
accustomed or in the habit of doing something

He sat by the window, as he was wont to do each evening.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · accustomed or in the habit... accustomed usedhabituatedinclined prone wonted

Opposites

unaccustomed unused

Word family

Derived forms wonted

Related forms wonted won

Etymology

From Middle English wont, a contraction of woned, the past participle of wonen ('to dwell, be accustomed'), from Old English wunian ('to dwell, be accustomed to').

wunian Old English *wunāną Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# wont

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /wɔnt/
**IPA (UK):** /wəʊnt/

## Meanings
1. accustomed or in the habit of doing something

## Examples
- He sat by the window, as he was wont to do each evening.

## Synonyms
- accustomed
- used
- habituated
- inclined
- prone
- wonted

## Antonyms
- unaccustomed
- unused

## Derived Forms
- wonted

## Related Forms
- wonted
- won

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wunian
- Root: *wunāną

## Etymology
From Middle English wont, a contraction of woned, the past participle of wonen ('to dwell, be accustomed'), from Old English wunian ('to dwell, be accustomed to').

## AI Etymology
Wont is from Middle English wont, a contraction of woned, the past participle of wonen ('to dwell, be accustomed'), from Old English wunian ('to dwell, be accustomed to'). Important recorded forms include wunian (Old English) and *wunāną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers accustomed or in the habit of doing something. The wider family includes derived forms such as wonted and related words such as wonted and won.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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