Meaning of OFTEN
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- [adv] many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"
- [adv] frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"
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| | Synonyms: | | a great deal, frequently, much, oft, oftentimes, ofttimes |
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| | Antonyms: | | infrequently, rarely, seldom | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Of`ten\, adv. [Compar. {Oftener}; superl. {Oftenest}.]
[Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.]
Frequently; many times; not seldom.
\Of"ten\, a.
Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] ``Thine often infirmities.''
--1 Tim. v. 23.
And weary thee with often welcomes. --Beau. & Fl.
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| | Related Terms: | | again and again, commonly, continually, day after day, day by day, frequently, habitually, in many instances, many a time, many times, many times over, most often, much, not infrequently, not seldom, oft, often enough, oftentimes, ofttimes, ordinarily, over and over, recurrently, regularly, repeatedly, routinely, several times, time after time, time and again, times without number, unseldom, usually, whenever you wish, year after year |
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