1 adj If someone is wontto do something, they often or regularly do it.
WRITTEN v-link ADJ to-inf
Both have committed their indiscretions, as human beings are wont to do.
2 If someone does a particular thing as is their wont, they do that thing often or regularly.
as is one's wont phrase V inflects
Paul woke early, as was his wont.
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
adj accustomed, given, in the habit of, used
n custom, habit, practice, rule, use, way
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