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# habit

noun (a habit, habits); adjective habitual

«habit» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A habit is something you do often and regularly, often without thinking about it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#m1)
2. A good habit helps you, like brushing your teeth; a bad habit harms you or annoys others, like biting your nails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#m2)
3. A habit is also the long robe worn by a nun or a monk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons good habits are taught: washing hands, brushing teeth twice a day, eating vegetables, getting enough sleep. In lessons about growing up, a habit takes time to make or to break, and repeating something every day turns it into a habit. In stories a character's habits show their personality. Phrases: good habit, bad habit, break a habit, get into the habit of, out of habit, force of habit.

### Examples

- Brushing your teeth every night is a good habit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x1)
- Biting your nails is a bad habit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x2)
- I'm trying to get into the habit of reading every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x3)
- It's hard to break a habit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x4)
- Out of habit, he looked both ways before crossing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x5)
- The nun wore a long black habit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x6)
- Grandpa has a habit of humming while he cooks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x7)
- Healthy habits help you grow strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x8)
- He had one very peculiar habit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a habit, habits. «Get into the habit of» + -ing (get into the habit of reading). Do not confuse with «habitat» (the natural home of an animal or plant).

## In Jewish tradition

In health and hygiene lessons good habits are taught: washing hands, brushing teeth twice a day, eating vegetables, getting enough sleep. In lessons about growing up, a habit takes time to make or to break, and repeating something every day turns it into a habit. In stories a character's habits show their personality. Phrases: good habit, bad habit, break a habit, get into the habit of, out of habit, force of habit.

### Note

Countable: a habit, habits. «Get into the habit of» + -ing (get into the habit of reading). Do not confuse with «habitat» (the natural home of an animal or plant).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «habit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«habit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/habit.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «habit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/habit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«habit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/habit.html) on Mova free.