Habit
noun
Regular action done by a person.
Brushing my teeth after breakfast is my daily habit.
Often appears as...
- daily habit
- personal habit
noun
Addiction, especially to drugs.
He had a habit of smoking.
Often appears as...
- smoking habit
- drug habit
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Disapproving
noun
Dress or clothing of a particular kind.
The monks wore a brown habit.
Often appears as...
- monk's habit
- nun's habit
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Formal
Literary
noun
A plant's growth or form.
The bush has a sprawling habit.
Often appears as...
- sprawling habit
- bushy habit
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Technical, Neutral
Academic
noun
Regular action done by a person.
Brushing my teeth after breakfast is my daily habit.
Often appears as...
- daily habit
- personal habit
noun
Addiction, especially to drugs.
He had a habit of smoking.
Often appears as...
- smoking habit
- drug habit
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Dress or clothing of a particular kind.
The monks wore a brown habit.
Often appears as...
- monk's habit
- nun's habit
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
noun
A plant's growth or form.
The bush has a sprawling habit.
Often appears as...
- sprawling habit
- bushy habit
Usage tips
Technical, Neutral
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Understand when and where to use 'habit' by observing the context it's used in.
She made a habit of jogging before dawn, enjoying the quiet streets.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive or Negative
'Habit' can refer to good or bad patterns, focus on adjectives for clarity.
His habit of leaving lights on is wasteful, unlike his habit of recycling.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Understand when and where to use 'habit' by observing the context it's used in.
She made a habit of jogging before dawn, enjoying the quiet streets.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive or Negative
'Habit' can refer to good or bad patterns, focus on adjectives for clarity.
His habit of leaving lights on is wasteful, unlike his habit of recycling.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Understand when and where to use 'habit' by observing the context it's used in.
She made a habit of jogging before dawn, enjoying the quiet streets.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive or Negative
'Habit' can refer to good or bad patterns, focus on adjectives for clarity.
His habit of leaving lights on is wasteful, unlike his habit of recycling.
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How smart are dolphins?...
and how confident they feel about that knowledge. But some of the most amazing things about dolphins are their senses of empathy, altruism, and attachment. The habit of helping injured individuals extends across the species barrier as evidenced by the many accounts of dolphins carrying humans to the surface to breathe.
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Does grammar matter? -...
but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers from different backgrounds. Descriptivism, on the other hand, gives us insight into how our minds work and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits
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Is it bad to hold your...
but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis. Surrounding this structure are several other organs
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The Hindu Interpretation...
say the gods like Brahma has created the universe but then they ask a question who created Brahma right and then there always a question them creation happened and then the gods habit they say that the sages when they were in their trance they got that revelation that how the
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How playing sports...
to accept help, to give help, and to work together towards a common goal. In addition, commitment to a team and doing something fun can also make it easier to establish a regular habit of exercise. School sport participation has also been shown
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
and like an addict trying to kick a habit, the first step is to acknowledge that you have a problem. And let me just say, this profits mania that we're on is so deeply entrenched that we don't even realize how we're harming society.
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Why sitting is bad for...
In fact, researchers have worked out that, worldwide, inactivity causes about 9% of premature deaths a year. That's over 5 million people. So what seems like such a harmless habit actually has the power to change our health.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow? Hard choices, but if it's any consolation, you're not alone. There are lots of us down here.
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Time Debt PIPE Linda...
denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal vagueness is trunking track your numbers track your time
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Fireflies: Nature's...
go find some professor sarah lauer is a passionate advocate for the fireflies treacherous ways but to understand their deceit first you need a crash course in firefly mating habits
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How smart are dolphins?...
and how confident they feel about that knowledge. But some of the most amazing things about dolphins are their senses of empathy, altruism, and attachment. The habit of helping injured individuals extends across the species barrier as evidenced by the many accounts of dolphins carrying humans to the surface to breathe.
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers from different backgrounds. Descriptivism, on the other hand, gives us insight into how our minds work and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis. Surrounding this structure are several other organs
Video examples
The Hindu Interpretation...
say the gods like Brahma has created the universe but then they ask a question who created Brahma right and then there always a question them creation happened and then the gods habit they say that the sages when they were in their trance they got that revelation that how the
Video examples
How playing sports...
to accept help, to give help, and to work together towards a common goal. In addition, commitment to a team and doing something fun can also make it easier to establish a regular habit of exercise. School sport participation has also been shown
Video examples
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
and like an addict trying to kick a habit, the first step is to acknowledge that you have a problem. And let me just say, this profits mania that we're on is so deeply entrenched that we don't even realize how we're harming society.
Video examples
Why sitting is bad for...
In fact, researchers have worked out that, worldwide, inactivity causes about 9% of premature deaths a year. That's over 5 million people. So what seems like such a harmless habit actually has the power to change our health.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow? Hard choices, but if it's any consolation, you're not alone. There are lots of us down here.
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal vagueness is trunking track your numbers track your time
Video examples
Fireflies: Nature's...
go find some professor sarah lauer is a passionate advocate for the fireflies treacherous ways but to understand their deceit first you need a crash course in firefly mating habits
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
One of the most basic factors in sports is that winning becomes a habit, and losing is the same way. When failure starts to feel normal in your life or your work or even your darkest vices, you won't have to go looking for trouble, because trouble will find you. Count on it.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
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Napoleon Hill
American Author
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
When it comes to our everyday habits, it's important to ask: 'Am I putting God first?
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Antoine Rivarol
French Journalist
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
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Plutarch
Greek Philosopher
Character is simply habit long continued.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
One of the most basic factors in sports is that winning becomes a habit, and losing is the same way. When failure starts to feel normal in your life or your work or even your darkest vices, you won't have to go looking for trouble, because trouble will find you. Count on it.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake.
Quote examples
Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
Quote examples
Napoleon Hill
American Author
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
When it comes to our everyday habits, it's important to ask: 'Am I putting God first?
Quote examples
Antoine Rivarol
French Journalist
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Quote examples
Plutarch
Greek Philosopher
Character is simply habit long continued.
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