Origin of wont
1300–50; (adj.) Middle English
wont, woned, Old English
gewunod, past participle of
gewunian to be used to (see
won2); cognate with German
gewöhnt; (v.) Middle English, back formation from
wonted or
wont (past participle); (noun) apparently from conflation of
wont (past participle) with obsolete
wone wish, in certain stereotyped phrases
OTHER WORDS FROM wont
wont·less, adjectiveDefinition for wont (2 of 2)
won't
[ wohnt, wuhnt ]
/ woʊnt, wʌnt /
contraction of will not: He won't see you now.
usage note for won't
See
contraction.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH won't
won't wontExample sentences from the Web for wont
British Dictionary definitions for wont (1 of 2)
wont
/ (wəʊnt) /
adjective
(postpositive)
accustomed (to doing something)
he was wont to come early
noun
a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)
verb
(when tr, usually passive)
to become or cause to become accustomed
Word Origin for 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; see
wean
1,
wish,
winsome
British Dictionary definitions for wont (2 of 2)
won't
/ (wəʊnt) /
contraction of
will not