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often
[ aw-fuhn, of-uhn; awf-tuhn, of- ]
adverb
- many times; frequently:
He visits his parents as often as he can.
Synonyms: customarily, repeatedly
Antonyms: seldom
- in many cases.
Synonyms: customarily, repeatedly
Antonyms: seldom
adjective
- Archaic. frequent.
often
/ ˈɒftən; ˈɒfən /
adverb
- frequently or repeatedly; much of the time Archaic equivalentsoftentimesofttimes
- as often as notquite frequently
- every so oftenat intervals
- more often than notin more than half the instances
adjective
- archaic.repeated; frequent
Pronunciation Note
Other Words From
- often·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of often1
Idioms and Phrases
see every now and then (so often) ; more often than not .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In addition, another set of samples was collected in patients who were convalescing from the often-fatal disease.
CeleryThis often-overlooked veggie is way more than chicken wing garnish!
A leitmotif on journalism threads through this often-byzantine narrative.
But even that often-frosty relationship has further chilled as the two sides hurled insults and accusations this week.
This is also the era when the rare event of a star dying too young became an all-too-often occurrence.
A few inarticulate grunts were the only answers he could give to our often-repeated remonstrances.
In contrast with these childish pieces of anthropomorphism, we have the famous and sublime speculations of an often-quoted hymn.
The American Country Girl is doing her full share and often-times more than her share.
But the conception of this often-repeated figure is charming: it would make a garden seem more peaceful in the sunshine.
We sit on the floor in front of the hearth, and I suffer the often-repeated martyrdom of the "Fire Pig."
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