buying/spending habits (=the kinds of things you buy regularly ) The recession will mean that many people will be changing their spending habits. eating/drinking habits (=the kinds of things you eat or drink regularly ) You need to change your eating habits. adjectives a good/bad habit Eating healthy food as snacks is a good habit to get into. change your habits It's sometimes difficult for people to change their habits. develop/form a habit I developed a habit of eating porridge for breakfast. break/kick a habit (=stop doing something that is bad for you ) I’ve smoked for years, but I really want to kick the habit. get out of a habit (=stop doing something regularly or often ) She couldn’t get out of the habit of saying 'sorry'.
get into a habit (=start doing something regularly or often ) Try to get into the habit of walking for 30 minutes each day. something becomes a habit Once you have been driving for a few weeks, it becomes a habit. 3 → not make a habit of (doing) something 4 → I’m not in the habit of doing something 5 → have a habit of doing something 6 → old habits die hard 7 → habit of thought/mind 8 clothing DC RR a long loose piece of clothing worn by people in some religious groups a nun’s habit → a creature of habit COLLOCATIONS verbs have a habit (of doing something) He has a habit of being late. heroin/cocaine etc habit His cocaine habit ruined him physically and financially. 2 drugs ADDICTED a strong physical need to keep taking a drug regularly A lot of drug addicts get into petty crime to support their habit. by/out of/from habit (=because this is what you usually do in this situation ) I did it out of habit. Some people drink alcohol as much from habit as from desire. She has a habit of playing with her hair when she’s nervous. S3 W3 noun 1 usual/regular HABIT something that you do regularly or usually, often without thinking about it because you have done it so many times before Regular exercise is a good habit.Habitually From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Religion habit hab‧it / ˈhæbɪt /
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