Meaning of habit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An action performed on a regular basis.
   countable, uncountable
2. A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
   countable, uncountable
3. An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
   countable, uncountable
4. A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
   countable, uncountable
5. gewoonlik بِصورَة عاديَّه обичайно habitualmente obvykle gewöhnlich sædvanligt συστηματικά, τακτικάhabitualmente, con asiduidad tavaliselt بطور همیشگی tavallisesti habituellement כַּרָגִיל पाम्परिकता, सामान्यता obicno, uobicajeno megrögzötten biasanya vanalega abitualmente 習慣的に 습관적으로 įprastai, paprastai ierasti; parasti selalu gewoon, gewoonlijkvanlig, vanemessig nawykowo عادتا، په رواجى ډول، په معمولىډول habitualmente de obicei привычно zvyčajne običajno uobičajeno vanemässigt อย่างเป็นประจำ...
6. custom, tradition
7. An addiction.
   countable, uncountable
8. Outward appearance; attire; dress.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
9. because one is used to doing (something). I took the cigarette from force of habit. uit gewoonte بِحُكْم العادَه по навик por força do hábito ze zvyku aus Macht der Gewohnheit af gammel vane; med vanens magt από συνήθεια por la fuerza de la costumbre vanast harjumusest طبق عادت tottumuksen voimasta par habitude כְהֶרגֵלו आदत की शक्ति moc navike, iz navike a szokás hatalmából karena kebiasaan af (gömlum) vana per abitudine いつもの癖で 습관적으로 iš įpročio aiz paraduma tabiat uit gewoonte av gammel vane...
10. Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a plant or crystal.
    countable, form-of, uncountable
11. to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit. I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth. 'n gewoonte aanleer om, 'n gewoonte afleer يُعَوِّد، يُدْخِلُ في عادَه привиквам/отвиквам (fazer) ganhar/perder o hábito odvyknout; navyknout ab-, angewöhnen vænne til; vænne fra συνηθίζω, ξεσυνηθίζω acostumbrarse/perder la costumbre (midagi) tegema harjutama, vanast harjumusest lahti saama در کسی عادت بوجود آ...
12. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition: made a habit of going to bed early.
13. Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal: "The habit of an apple tree is fine for the small garden" (Robert Dash).
14. A distinctive set of clothing or style of dressing, especially of a religious order.
15. Archaic Physical constitution.
    Archaic
16. To clothe; dress.
17. To clothe in a habit, especially a nun's habit.
18. a tendency or disposition to act in a particular way

Equivalents

Examples

“It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.”

“a man of very shy, retired habits”

“Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.”

“By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.”

“kick the habit”

“He has a 10-cigar habit.”

“Another white boy band / They're happy on demand / Everything is planned / Until the singer gets a habit”

“It’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.”

“The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!”

“Sidesaddle riding habits were prestigious tailored sportswear appropriate for the equestrian pursuits of the truly wealthy.”

“Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be, If outward habit Iudge the inward man.”

“Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy.”

“There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits.”

“[…]it was always my fate to choose for the worse, so I did here; for having money in my pocket and good clothes upon my back, I would always go on board in the habit of a gentleman; and so I neither had any business in the ship, or learned to do any.”

“There were ſeveral of his Prieſts and Lawyers preſent, (as I conjectured by their habits) who were commanded to addreſs themſelves to me, and I ſpoke to them in as many Languages as I had the leaſt ſmattering of, which were High and Low Dutch, Latin, French, Spaniſh, Italian, and Lingua Franca; but all to no purpoſe.”

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