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wont / wônt; wōnt/ • adj. poetic/lit. (of a person) in the habit of doing something; accustomed: he was wont to arise at 5:30 every morning.• n. (one's wont) formal or humorous one's customary behavior in a particular situation: Constance, as was her wont, had paid her little attention.• v. (3rd sing. present wonts or wont; past wont or wonted) archaic make or be or become accustomed: [tr.] wont thy heart to thoughts hereof | [intr.] sons wont to nurse their parents in old age.
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wont1 accustomed, used. OE. ġewunod, pp. of (ġe)wunian dwell, continue, be accustomed or used = OS. wunon, wonon (Du. wonen), OHG. wonēn (G. wohnen) be accustomed, remain, dwell, ON. una be content in a place, enjoy, Goth. *wunan :- Gmc. *wunōjan, *wunæjan, f. *wun- *wen- *wan- (see WISH).
wont
won't (colloq.) will not. XVII. contr. of wonnot, assim. of wol not WILL2 not.
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