often
/ˈɒf(ə)n/
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Translation
Many times, again and again, as a thing that happens a lot.
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 winter.
"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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