Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - habit
Habit
habit
n. & v. --n. 1 a settled or regular tendency or practice (often foll. by of + verbal noun: has a habit of ignoring me). 2 a practice that is hard to give up. 3 a mental constitution or attitude. 4 Psychol. an automatic reaction to a specific situation. 5 colloq. an addictive practice, esp. of taking drugs. 6 a the dress of a particular class, esp. of a religious order. b (in full riding-habit) a woman's riding-dress. c archaic dress, attire. 7 a bodily constitution. 8 Biol. & Crystallog. a mode of growth. --v.tr. (usu. as habited adj.) clothe. Phrases and idioms habit-forming causing addiction. make a habit of do regularly. Etymology: ME f. OF abit f. L habitus f. habere habit- have, be constituted
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I. noun see: give Date: 13th century clothing, 2. a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function , a costume worn for horseback riding, manner of conducting oneself ; bearing, bodily appearance or makeup , the prevailing disposition or character of a person's thoughts and feelings ; mental makeup, a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior , 7. a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance, an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary , addiction , characteristic mode of growth or occurrence , characteristic assemblage of forms at crystallization leading to a usual appearance, Synonyms: see: ~ II. transitive verb Date: 1594 clothe, dress ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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