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单词 wont
释义 wont
I. \ˈwȯnt, ˈwōnt sometimes ˈwänt or ˈwənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English wont, woned, from past participle of wonen, wunen to dwell, be used to, from Old English wunian; akin to Old High German wonēn to dwell, remain, be used to, Old Norse una to dwell, be content, Gothic -wunan to be content, Sanskrit vanati he loves — more at win
: accustomed, used — used predicatively
 < slept longer than he was wont >
and usually followed by to and an infinitive
 < assumed an air of great gravity, as he was wont to do when about to perpetrate a joke — O.S.J.Gogarty >
also : inclined, apt
 < fresh, intimate, and revealing as letters are wont to be — Gladys Wrigley >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of wonen to be used to
: custom, habit, use, usage
 < life is an affair of use and wont and persists substantially unchanged — Walter Moberly >
 < far more serious and thoughtful than was her wont — William Black >
Synonyms: see habit
III. verb
(wont ; wont or wonted ; wonting ; wonts)
Etymology: Middle English wunten, probably from wunt, wont, past participle of wunen, wonen to be used to
transitive verb
: accustom, habituate
 < wont ourselves with their strange aspect — R.W.Emerson >
intransitive verb
: to have the habit or custom of doing something — usually followed by to and an infinitive
 < the merry pipe, that wont to cheer the harvesting — Robert Bridges †1930 >
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