4 entries under this word

Wont

Wŏn't

A colloquial contraction of will not, or rather of woll not. See WILL. ☞ Commonly pronounced wŭnt or wont in New England.

Wŏnt, a.

adjective

(wŭnt), a. [For woned, from won, wone, to dwell, A-S. wunian, id., wuna, gewuna, custom, wunelic, gewunelic, accustomed, O. Sax. giwono, giwano, M. H. Ger. gewon, O. H. Ger. giwon, N. H. Ger. gewohnt, accustomed.] Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated. “If the ox were wont to push with his horn.” Ex. xxi. 29.

Wŏnt, n.

noun

(wŭnt), n. [A-S. wuna. See supra.] Custom; habit; use. They are . . . to be called out to their military motions, under sky or covert, according to the season, as was the Roman wont. Milton.

Wŏnt, v. i.

verbintransitive

(wŭnt), v. i. [imp. WONT; p. p. WONT, or WONTED; p. pr. & vb. n. WONTING.] To be accustomed or habituated; to be used.

A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. Spenser.