- wont / won't
- Wont means "used to": Maggie was wont to getting everything her way and cried when she didn't.Won't is a contraction for will not: Maggie won't be getting every toy she wants this Christmas.
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wont / won't
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wont, won't — Wont is an adjective and noun meaning accustomed, used to and habit or practice : He was wont to take a daily walk. It was her wont to take a cold bath every morning. Won t is a contraction of will not : She won t do what I want her to. No, I won … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
wont / won't — Wont means used to : Maggie was wont to getting everything her way and cried when she didn t. Won t is a contraction for will not: Maggie won t be getting every toy she wants this Christmas … Confused words
wont — See wont, won t … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
won't — See wont, won t … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Wont — Wont, a. [For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS. wunian; akin to D. wonen, OS. wun?n, OHG, won?n, G. wohnen, and AS. wund, gewuna, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take pleasure; cf. Icel. una to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wont — the surviving past participle of an obsolete verb won meaning ‘to accustom oneself to’, is pronounced wohnt and should be distinguished from won t, the contracted form of will not. It is used in two principal ways: followed by a to infinitive as… … Modern English usage
won — won1 [wun] vi., vt. pt. & pp. of WIN won2 [wun, wōn] vi. wonned, wonning [ME wonen < OE wunian: see WONT] [Now Brit. Dial.] to dwell; abide won3 [wän, wun] n. pl. won [Korean < Ch … English World dictionary
won't — [wōnt] [contr. < ME wol not, will not] contraction will not … English World dictionary
wont — won t || wəʊnt n. custom, habit; usual practice v. be used to, accustomed to; become used to; become accustomed to (Archaic) adj. accustomed to, customary to, tends to … English contemporary dictionary
wont — [[t]wɔnt, woʊnt, wʌnt[/t]] adj. n. v. wont, wont wont•ed, wont•ing 1) accustomed; used (usu. fol. by an infinitive): She is wont to rise at dawn[/ex] 2) custom; habit; practice: It was his wont to meditate daily[/ex] 3) to accustom (a person), as … From formal English to slang
