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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries习惯
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xí guàn
"按照他的习惯，他总是提前完成工作。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
One's customary behavior in a particular situation; a habit or custom.
"True to his wont, he arrived exactly five minutes early."
- 1
Accustomed or habituated to doing something.
"She was wont to take a long walk every evening after dinner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Deriving from Old English 'wunian' meaning to dwell or remain, the noun and adjective forms evolved through Middle English 'wont' to signify customary practice or habitual behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wont" is said worldwide
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habitude
Transliteration: /a.bi.tyd/
"Conformément à son habitude, il commença par saluer l'assemblée."
Gewohnheit
Transliteration: /ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t/
"Es war seine Gewohnheit, jeden Morgen Kaffee zu trinken."
abitudine
Transliteration: /a.bi.tuˈdi.ne/
"Come è sua abitudine, ha risposto con grande gentilezza."
costumbre
Transliteration: /kosˈtum.bɾe/
"Según su costumbre, salió a correr al amanecer."
costume
Transliteration: /kosˈtũ.mi/
"Como é seu costume, ele chegou cedo à reunião."
आadat
Transliteration: aadat
Script: आदत
"अपनी आदत के अनुसार, वह सुबह जल्दी उठा।"
习惯
Transliteration: xí guàn
"按照他的习惯，他总是提前完成工作。"
버릇
Transliteration: beorut
"그는 늘 하던 대로 먼저 인사를 건넸다."
常
Transliteration: tsune
"彼は常のとおり、静かに本を読んでいた。"
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