Habit

Definition

habit /'hæbÇt/ n ၁။ (က) [C] အေလ့အထ။ အေလ့အက်င့္။ အက်င့္။ ဝသီ။ အစြဲ။ eating/working habits ❍ good/bad habits ❍ habit-forming drugs ❍ He has the irritating habit of biting his nails. ❍ It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit/ make a habit of it. ❍ I'm not in the habit of staying up late (ie I don't do it very often). ❍ I've got into the habit of turning on the TV as soon as I get home. ❍ He's tried to give up smoking but just can't break/ kick the habit. ❍ I make a habit of never lending money to strangers. (ခ) [U] အက်င့္ပါျခင္း။ အက်င့္။ I only do it out of habit. ၂။ [C] ဘုန္းႀကီး (သို႔) သီလရွင္ ဝတ္႐ံု။

Examples

1. Healthy eating habits
2. [a good/bad habit] : He had acquired some rather bad habits at college.
3. [be in the habit of doing something] : They were in the habit of going for long walks.
4. [get in/into the habit of doing something] : George has got into the habit of going to bed late.
5. [out of habit/from force of habit] : Whenever I walk by her building I look up at her window from sheer force of habit.
6. [have the habit of doing something] : He had the annoying habit of tapping the table when he was nervous.
7. He started stealing to finance his heroin habit.
8. [kick/break the habit] : Over 10 million smokers have succeeded in kicking the habit.