habit
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- noun
- /ˈhæbɪt/
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hábito
- And they eventually got into the habit of calling on me first.
- good habits
- bad habits
- healthy habits
We have to replace old habits with new habits.
- We have to replace old habits with new habits.
- That's how you rob yourself joy, that habit of hesitating.
- How do you keep up with good habits when you are depressed?
- I have quite a few weird habits because I'm just weird.
- It's same with dietary habits, it's same with praying.
- How can I stay on top of my health habits in self-care practices?
- But as of now, my, my spending habits have not changed at all.
- And it came with a simple habit as waking up early.
- Does this require that I undo some habits to use this new product?
- Kohlberger has long had a habit of going for drives alone.
- Is that what that does is it builds habits that you then build upon.
- It's a real book about developing habits on how to overcome yourself.
Examples
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She developed a habit of exercising every morning after waking up.
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My goals are attainable and my habits will get me there.
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Now I made it a habit not to go.
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You seem to have a habit of doing that.
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That makes replacing your bad habit easier.
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But as of now, my, my spending habits have not changed at all.
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I think we are creatures of habit and try to stay within a comfort zone.
Academic text (2008) -
We have to replace old habits with new habits.
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The study examined information and technology usage habits and library skills of mathematics students.
Academic text (2008) -
How can I stay on top of my health habits in self-care practices?
Synonyms
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A regular way of doing something that repeats over time
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A regular way of doing things
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A regular pattern of actions done as a habit or custom
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A regular way of doing things that becomes hard to change
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A fixed routine that is hard to change
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A habit or skill that feels automatic after a lot of practice
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To do something without thinking because you do it very often
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A usual way a person does things
A regular way that a person behaves often without thinking
A set of actions done regularly without thinking
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Idioms
Compounds
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A long loose outer piece of clothing that nuns wear as part of their religious clothes
How Habitual
Surface Forms
Etymology
Habit comes from the Latin habitus and habere 'to have', like the English word 'have'. It came to mean something you do so often it becomes automatic, which is why a habit is a repeated pattern of behavior.