often

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English oft

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈɒfn/, /ˈɒftən/, SAMPA: /"Qfn/, /"Qft@n/
  • Also IPA: /ˈɔːfn/, /ˈɔːftən/, SAMPA: /"O:fn/, /"O:ft@n/, at least in the US.
  • (file)
    Rhymes: -ɒfən
  • Hyphenation: of‧ten

[edit] Adverb

often (comparative more often or oftener, superlative most often or oftenest)

  1. Frequently, many times.
    I often walk to work when the weather is nice.
    I've been going to the movies more often since a new theatre opened near me.

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