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Meaning of "wont" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WONT

Old English gewunod, past participle of wunian to be accustomed to; related to Old High German wunēn (German wohnen), Old Norse una to be satisfied.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WONT

wont  [wəʊnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WONT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wont is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wont in English.

WHAT DOES WONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wont

A wont is a habit, or routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. Wont may refer to: ▪ Won't, the English contraction for will not ▪ WONT, former call sign of WBYD-CA, a television station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

Definition of wont in the English dictionary

The first definition of wont in the dictionary is accustomed. Other definition of wont is a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone. Wont is also to become or cause to become accustomed.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WONT

PRESENT

Present
I wont
you wont
he/she/it wonts
we wont
you wont
they wont
Present continuous
I am wonting
you are wonting
he/she/it is wonting
we are wonting
you are wonting
they are wonting
Present perfect
I have wonted
you have wonted
he/she/it has wonted
we have wonted
you have wonted
they have wonted
Present perfect continuous
I have been wonting
you have been wonting
he/she/it has been wonting
we have been wonting
you have been wonting
they have been wonting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I wonted
you wonted
he/she/it wonted
we wonted
you wonted
they wonted
Past continuous
I was wonting
you were wonting
he/she/it was wonting
we were wonting
you were wonting
they were wonting
Past perfect
I had wonted
you had wonted
he/she/it had wonted
we had wonted
you had wonted
they had wonted
Past perfect continuous
I had been wonting
you had been wonting
he/she/it had been wonting
we had been wonting
you had been wonting
they had been wonting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will wont
you will wont
he/she/it will wont
we will wont
you will wont
they will wont
Future continuous
I will be wonting
you will be wonting
he/she/it will be wonting
we will be wonting
you will be wonting
they will be wonting
Future perfect
I will have wonted
you will have wonted
he/she/it will have wonted
we will have wonted
you will have wonted
they will have wonted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wonting
you will have been wonting
he/she/it will have been wonting
we will have been wonting
you will have been wonting
they will have been wonting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would wont
you would wont
he/she/it would wont
we would wont
you would wont
they would wont
Conditional continuous
I would be wonting
you would be wonting
he/she/it would be wonting
we would be wonting
you would be wonting
they would be wonting
Conditional perfect
I would have wont
you would have wont
he/she/it would have wont
we would have wont
you would have wont
they would have wont
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wonting
you would have been wonting
he/she/it would have been wonting
we would have been wonting
you would have been wonting
they would have been wonting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you wont
we let´s wont
you wont
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to wont
Past participle
wonted
Present Participle
wonting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WONT


account
əˈkaʊnt
amount
əˈmaʊnt
count
kaʊnt
current-account
ˈkʌrəntəˌkaʊnt
discount
dɪsˈkaʊnt
dismount
dɪsˈmaʊnt
don´t
dəʊnt
fount
faʊnt
mount
maʊnt
munt
mʊnt
paramount
ˈpærəˌmaʊnt
recount
rɪˈkaʊnt
seamount
ˈsiːˌmaʊnt
surmount
sɜːˈmaʊnt
tantamount
ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt
unwont
ʌnˈwəʊnt
viscount
ˈvaɪkaʊnt
won´t
wəʊnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WONT

wonderstruck
wonderwork
wondrous
wondrously
wondrousness
wonga
wonga pigeon
wonga-wonga
wongi
wonk
wonkier
wonkiest
wonky
wonned
wonner
wonning
wonted
wontedly
wontedness
wontless

WORDS THAT END LIKE WONT

battlefront
beachfront
Beaumont
confront
Du Mont
Egmont
font
forefront
front
home front
lakefront
oceanfront
piedmont
riverfront
storefront
up front
upfront
Vermont
waterfront
wavefront

Synonyms and antonyms of wont in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WONT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wont» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wont
accustomed · custom · given · habit · practice · rule · use · used · way

Translation of «wont» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WONT

Find out the translation of wont to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wont from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wont» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wont
570 millions of speakers

English

wont
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभ्यस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

привычка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wont
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভ্যস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coutume
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wont
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

習慣
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실 거예요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wont
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sẽ không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सवय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alışkanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wont
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyzwyczajenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звичка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obiceiul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνηθισμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gewoond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wont
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wont

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WONT»

The term «wont» is very widely used and occupies the 7.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WONT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wont» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wont» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wont

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WONT»

Discover the use of wont in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wont and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Here is a powerful cultural and social history of the end of the American century, and a provocative look into the new world that the hip-hop generation created.
Jeff Chang, 2007
2
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Unable to accept or explain his family's newly acquired wealth, his growing interest in sex, and a friend's shoplifting habit, a thirteen-year-old finds the pains in his stomach getting worse and worse.
Judy Blume, 1982
3
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
Stunningly alive on the page, Esther shows that sometimes the true meaning of life—helping and loving others—can be found even when bravely facing death.” –People Magazine, 4 stars In full color and illustrated with art and ...
Esther Earl, Lori Earl, Wayne Earl, 2014
4
St. Nicholas
A bird that can sing and wont sing must be madz to sing. You 'll admit that, I hope ? It is true as Solomon. “Granted,” said the Deacon, with a voice as soft as the swish of a water-lily, “ most certainly, a bird that can sing and wont sing must be ...
‎1876
5
The Complete Italian Master: Containing the Best and Easiest ...
SOLE'RE, to be wont. Indicative, present. Soglio, suoli, suole ; figliamo, filete, sogliano : I am wont, &c. Ox sono solito, I am wont; soi solito, thou art wont; e solito, he is wont : fiamo sóliti, we are wont; feéte sóliti, you are wont ; sono soliti, they ...
Veneroni (sieur de), 1791
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The Complete Italian Master: Containing the Best and Easiest ...
SOLE'RE, to be wont, or used to. * Indicative, Present. Soglio, su6li,suole ; soglidmo. soUte, sogliono, I am wont, &c. Or Sono, solito, I am wont; sei solito, thou art wont : e solito, he is wont ; sidmo soliti, we are wont ; siete soliti, you are wont ...
Giovanni Veneroni, Giovanni Battista Rolandi, 1823
7
The Complete Italian Master; Containing the Best and Easiest ...
Iete, shgliono : I am wont, &e. ss Or sona solito, Iam wont; shishlito, thou art wont ; E- shlz'to, he is wont: flame shlitz', we are wont; sitte shliti, you are wont ; shmshlz' ti,- they are wont. And in like manner throu h all the tenses; as, an shlito, Iwas ...
Giovanni Veneroni, 1763
8
Mastering Make-up
Otherwise, regardless of the price of your brushes they wont last. Now that you've mad Now that you've made an inves Now that you've made an inves how to take care of them. Oth how to take care of them. Oth brushes they wont last. brushes ...
Jennifer Stepanik
9
Italian Conversation-grammar on Otto's System
INFINITIVE MOOD. to he wont. I éssere sdlito, GERUND. solénrlo, being wont. INDICATIVE MOOD. Present. I am wont. SOGLIAMO (solémo), thou art wont. soléte, he is wont. séuuono, Imperfect. lo soléca or soléa, I was wont. SUBJ UN CTIVE ...
Levina Buoncuore Urbino, 1864
10
A grammar of the Spanish language
PRESENT TENSE. suelo, I am wont. sueles, thou art wont. sude, he is wont. solenios, we are wont. soleis, you are wont. social, they are wont. IMPERFECT TENSE. solia, I was wont. solias. thou wast wont. solia, he was wont. soliamos, we ...
Alfred Elwes, 1852

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WONT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wont is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bureaucracy: why won't scholars break their paper chains?
The pleasure lasts as long as it takes me to realise that the next time around I wont remember this password and will have to wait for the reset again. In the spirit ... «Times Higher Education, May 15»
2
What Your Doctor Wont Tell You About Surgery
A surgeon dishes on the biggest secrets your doctors won't tell you about the ... so amazingly amazing: 10 SECRETS YOUR AIRLINE PILOT WON'T TELL YOU. «Daily Beast, Mar 15»
3
Why Warren Wont Run
Love her or hate her, Elizabeth Warren knows exactly who she is. When she took tennis lessons years ago, Warren hit so many balls over fences, hedges and ... «Politico, Jan 15»
4
'Why Wont My Parakeet Eat My Diarrhea': Craziest Google Suggests …
"Why wont my parakeet eat my diarrhea," one of the many crazy Google suggests out there, reached the top trending topic on Google trends. Wondering why? «Huffington Post, Nov 09»

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