wont

wont
1. predicative adjective
(arch./literary) gewohnt

as he was wont to say — wie er zu sagen pflegte

2. noun
(literary) Gepflogenheit, die (geh.)

as was her wont — wie sie zu tun pflegte

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won't
[wəʊnt, AM woʊnt]
= will not, will1
wont
[wəʊnt, AM wɔ:nt]
(form)
I. adj pred gewohnt
to be \wont to do sth [für] gewöhnlich etw tun
II. n no pl (hum) Gewohnheit f
as is her/his \wont wie er/sie zu tun pflegt
she arrived an hour late, as is her \wont wie üblich kam sie eine Stunde zu spät
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[wəʊnt]
1. adj
gewohnt

to be wont to do sth — gewöhnlich etw tun, etw zu tun pflegen

2. n
(An)gewohnheit f

as is/was his wont — wie er zu tun pflegt/pflegte

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wont [wəʊnt; US auch wɔːnt]
A adj:
be wont to do sth es gewohnt sein, etwas zu tun; etwas zu tun pflegen
B s Gewohnheit f, Brauch m:
as was his wont wie es seine Gewohnheit war
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1. predicative adjective
(arch./literary) gewohnt

as he was wont to say — wie er zu sagen pflegte

2. noun
(literary) Gepflogenheit, die (geh.)

as was her wont — wie sie zu tun pflegte

* * *
adj.
gewohnt adj.

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