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# wont

«wont» in Mova's school dictionary: **wont to do something, they usually do it; it is their habit** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (wont — formal, old-fashioned); adjective (be wont to — formal, old-fashioned)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal, old-fashioned) If someone is wont to do something, they usually do it; it is their habit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#m1)

2) (formal, old-fashioned) «As is his wont» means as he usually does. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#m2)

3) Without an apostrophe, «wont» is also a common misspelling of «won't» (will not). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

It appears in old books, stories and very formal writing: «as was her wont, Granny took a walk after tea». In everyday life people say «usually» or «as always». In text messages people often type «wont» when they mean «won't», which is a spelling mistake in school writing.

### examples

- As was his wont, Grandad fell asleep after lunch. (old-fashioned) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#x1)
- She was wont to sing while she cooked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#x2)
- The old cat was wont to sleep by the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#x3)
- As is her wont, the teacher arrived early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#x4)
- «I won't go» — not «I wont go». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#x5)
- He was wont to walk five miles each morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#x6)
- Woe was drowned, and the merchant began to live again as he had been wont to do of old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/#x7)

### note

Say it like «won't» (in the UK, also «wunt»). It is rare and formal. The big trap: «won't» (will not) needs an apostrophe; «wont» means habit. «Wonted» means usual.

### In the corpora

- [and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.880/)
- [Turn Thee towards me, and be gracious unto me, as is Thy wont to do unto those that love Thy name.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2297/)
- [Hear my voice according unto Thy lovingkindness; quicken me, O LORD, as Thou art wont.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2314/)
- [Great are Thy compassions, O LORD; quicken me as Thou art wont.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2321/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wont» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wont/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.