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/ˈɒf(ə)n/

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Meaning

Many times, again and again, as a thing that happens a lot.

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Word origin

From Middle English ofte, the older form of the word, meaning many times.

Origin
Middle English
Root
ofte

Examples

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"Often" means we do it many times.

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"Often" tells how many times it happens.

rains .

"Often" shows the rain comes again and again.

We use often to say that something happens many times, again and again. If you eat fish often, you eat it a lot, but not every single time. Often sits between always (every time) and sometimes (now and then).

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 11: often, vote, base and 7 more words.