[ UK /hˈæbɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈhæbət/ ]
NOUN
  1. attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
  2. an established custom
    it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
  3. a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
  4. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
    she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
    long use had hardened him to it
    owls have nocturnal habits
  5. excessive use of drugs
  6. the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
    a shrub of spreading habit
VERB
  1. put a habit on
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How To Use habit In A Sentence

  • Imagine an anthropologist visiting a remote tribal village to study its inhabitants.
  • Noel and Melva travel a great deal, allowing them to check out the marketplace, look at eating habits worldwide and find suitable equipment for the bakehouse.
  • When left to my own devices for a couple of weeks, I begin to habitually bake and craft and, well, housekeep.
  • Anybody who has tried to follow a rigorous diet will know how easy it is to lapse back into bad habits. Times, Sunday Times
  • The best philosophy is to change your food habits to a low-sugar, high-fibre diet.
  • Often the burial site is destroyed, or there is a differential representation of habitats.
  • It was not a great botanic garden, but it was a lung in the midst of the crowded brick and stone of human habitation. THY BROTHER DEATH
  • An Augustinian nun in a brown-and-cream habit peered from the small hatch at the entrance. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
  • I have been cohabiting with my partner for over five years.
  • Plantations of exotic non-native trees use up large quantities of water, which can have adverse affects on natural habitats.
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