We were wont to meet at that pleasant spot.
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Wont
//wəʊnt//
Synonyms for "wont" (106 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (31)
Related words (53)
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Translations
82 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- привичен adj (accustomed or apt)
- свикнал adj (accustomed or apt)
- навик noun (habitual way of doing things)
- привиквам verb (to make (someone) used to; to accustom)
Czech
4 entries- mající ve zvyku adj (accustomed or apt)
- zvyklý adj (accustomed or apt)
- obyčej noun (habitual way of doing things)
- zvyk noun (habitual way of doing things)
Danish
1 entries- vane noun (habitual way of doing things)
Dutch
4 entries- gewend adj (accustomed or apt)
- gewoon adj (accustomed or apt)
- gewoonte noun (habitual way of doing things)
- gewend verb (to be accustomed)
Finnish
2 entries- tapana adj (accustomed or apt)
- tapa noun (habitual way of doing things)
French
4 entries- habitué adj (accustomed or apt)
- coutume noun (habitual way of doing things)
- habitude noun (habitual way of doing things)
- habituer verb (to make (someone) used to; to accustom)
Galician
4 entries- adoitado adj (accustomed or apt)
- afeito adj (accustomed or apt)
- vezado adj (accustomed or apt)
- costume noun (habitual way of doing things)
Georgian
1 entries- ჩვევა noun (habitual way of doing things)
German
2 entries- gewohnt adj (accustomed or apt)
- Gewohnheit noun (habitual way of doing things)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 adj (accustomed or apt)
Hungarian
4 entries- hajlamos adj (accustomed or apt)
- szokott adj (accustomed or apt)
- szokás noun (habitual way of doing things)
- hozzászokik verb (to be accustomed)
Italian
4 entries- abituato adj (accustomed or apt)
- avvezzo adj (accustomed or apt)
- abitudine noun (habitual way of doing things)
- abituare verb (to make (someone) used to; to accustom)
Malayalam
1 entries- പതിവ് noun (habitual way of doing things)
Portuguese
4 entries- acostumado adj (accustomed or apt)
- apto adj (accustomed or apt)
- hábito noun (habitual way of doing things)
- acostumar verb (to be accustomed)
Romanian
1 entries- obicei noun (habitual way of doing things)
Russian
4 entries- имеющий обыкнове́ние adj (accustomed or apt)
- привы́кший adj (accustomed or apt)
- привы́чка noun (habitual way of doing things)
- име́ть привычку verb (to be accustomed)
Sicilian
4 entries- abbituatu adj (accustomed or apt)
- cunzuetu adj (accustomed or apt)
- nclini adj (accustomed or apt)
- sòlitu adj (accustomed or apt)
Spanish
4 entries- acostumbrado adj (accustomed or apt)
- avezado adj (accustomed or apt)
- habituado adj (accustomed or apt)
- acostumbrar verb (to be accustomed)
Swedish
4 entries- van adj (accustomed or apt)
- vana noun (habitual way of doing things)
- vänja verb (to make (someone) used to; to accustom)
- vänja verb (to be accustomed)
Turkish
1 entries- âdet noun (habitual way of doing things)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
It was my father's wont to read the newspaper before breakfast.
Source: tatoeba (277818)
Again, the toddler says, "no, I won't" as he is wont to do.
Source: tatoeba (715304)
I'm wont to take a shower in the morning.
Source: tatoeba (1342812)
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