Habit

Meaning

Habit means something that you do regularly and often automatically, especially because you have done it many times before.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæb.ɪt/

Word Forms

• Singular: habit
• Plural: habits
• Adjective: habitual
• Adverb: habitually

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• break a habit — to stop doing something regularly.
• form a habit — to begin doing something regularly until it becomes automatic.
• develop a habit — to gradually begin doing something regularly.
• bad habit — a habit that is harmful or undesirable.
• good habit — a habit that is useful or beneficial.
• daily habit — something regularly done as part of everyday life.

Example Sentences

• She has a habit of drinking coffee every morning.
• Reading before bed has become a daily habit for him.
• It took her several months to break the habit.
• Checking his phone constantly had become a bad habit.
• Good study habits can make learning much easier.

Literary Example

Example:

“Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame.”

— Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway

Here, habit refers to the established patterns of behavior that structure a person's life and actions. Woolf presents habit as something that gives stability to human existence.

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