oftentimes

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English

WOTD – 19 July 2010

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English oftentymes; equivalent to oftentime +‎ -s. Compare oftentime.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

oftentimes (not comparable)

(chiefly US) Frequently
- 1804, Robert Wissett, On the Cultivation and Preparation of Hemp:
  But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground […]
(chiefly US) Repeatedly (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

oftentime

Related terms

Translations

frequently

Czech: častokrát
German: oftmals (de), oft (de)
Norwegian: ofte (no)
Romanian: frecvent (ro), deseori (ro)
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Russian: ча́сто (ru) (částo)
Spanish: frecuentemente (es)
Swedish: ofta (sv)

repeatedly

Czech: mnohdy (cs)
Romanian: repetat (ro)
Russian: многокра́тно (ru) (mnogokrátno)
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Spanish: reiteradamente (es), repetidamente (es)
Swedish: om och om igen

References

“oftentimes, adv.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, March 2004)

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