often
Meanings
Adverb
- many times at short intervals
- "we often met over a cup of coffee"
- frequently or in great quantities
- in many cases or instances
Adv
- Frequently; many times on different occasions.
Adj
- Frequent.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English often, alteration (with final -n added due to analogy with Middle English selden (“seldom”)) of Middle English ofte, oft, from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). Cognate with Scots oftin (“often”), North Frisian oftem (“often”), Saterland Frisian oafte (“often”), German oft (“often”), Pennsylvania German oft (“often”), Danish ofte (“often”), Norwegian Bokmål ofte (“often”), Norwegian Nynorsk ofte (“often”), Swedish ofta (“often”), and Icelandic oft (“often”).
Synonyms
a great deal, a lot, feelefold, frequently, manifold, manyfold, much, oft, often, oftenly, oftentimes, ofttimes, repeatedly, typically, unseldom
Antonyms
forever, infrequently, never, occasionally, often, once, rarely, seldom, unoften
Scrabble Score: 8
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