«Wont» as a verb

I think that all the contemporary uses (and they are few) are as what is now considered an adjective. About the only form you will now find it in is such as: 'He was wont to anger easily'.

Hi,

Dictionaries tell "wont" can be a verb (both transitive and intransitive), but couldn't find any examples. Can you please help me with this?

Do you mean won't, as an abbreviation of will not?

eg Tom won't cook dinner.

'Will (not)' here is an auxiliary verb for the main verb 'cook'.

Or are you thinking of the less common

Thank you, Mister Micawber.

And nevertheless, I am curious about the obsolette usage of the verb-form.

Anton

Clive'Wont' here is not a verb.

Look  it up in M-W, for example:
transitive verb
: accustom, habituate
intransitive verb
: to have the habit of doing something

Anton

Hi,

Yes, I found that entry in M-W.

On the other hand, my Concise Oxford Paperback Dictionary only lists it as a noun or an adjective.

I would say that the use as a verb is pretty well archaic. Only some educated people are ever likely to use this.

The only time I can remember it is in the more or less fixed expression 'as you wont', meaning 'as you wish, as yo

Thank you, Clive

Can you concieve an example in which the verb would be used in the transitive form?

Anton

Hi,

No.

Clive

Well, thanks for help, Clive.