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UK
/hˈæbɪt/
]
[ US /ˈhæbət/ ]
[ US /ˈhæbət/ ]
NOUN
- attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
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an established custom
it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening - a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
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(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 - excessive use of drugs
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the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
a shrub of spreading habit
VERB
- put a habit on
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.