| Level | A2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | habit |
| IPA | /ˈhæbɪt / noun |
| Back | huy; alışkanlık |
| Back 2 | habit (noun) /ˈhæbɪt
/ noun
1 [countable]
a/the
habit (of doing sth)
something that you do
often and almost without thinking, especially sth that is hard to stop doing
huy; alışkanlık
I'm trying to get into the habit (alışkanlık
edinmeye) of hanging up my clothes every night.
I don't mind you being late this time, but
don't make a habit of it (alışkanlık edinme).
He's got an annoying habit of coming round
just as we're going out.
I'm trying to break the habit of
staying up too late.
adjective habitual
Bireylerin
alışkanlık haline getirdikleri şey için habit kullanılır. Bir grubun,
topluluğun ya da ulusun alışkanlıkları için ise custom kullanılır:
the custom of giving presents at Christmas.
2 [uncountable]
usual behaviour
alışkanlık
I sometimes think I only drink coffee out
of habit now – I don't really enjoy it.
I'm a real creature of habit – my
routine is exactly the same every day.
IDIOMS
force
of habit
if you do sth from or
out of force of habit you do it in a particular way because you have always
done it that way in the past
alışkanlıktan
kick
the habit
to stop doing sth
harmful that you have done for a long time
alışkanlıktan
kurtulmak
I've been a smoker for years, but now I'm
trying to kick the habit.
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