often

Significado (Inglés)

Adv

Frequently; many times.

Adj

Frequent.

Conceptos

a menudo

frecuentemente

con frecuencia

muchas veces

seguido

frecuente

repetido

en buena parte

cada vez

comúnmente

mucho

Sinónimos

frequently

regularly

repeatedly

always

constantly

many times

oftentimes

usually

continually

habitually

frequent

commonly

again and again

perpetually

every now and then

normally

generally

oft

occasionally

ofttimes

invariably

over and over

sometimes

ever

many a time

very often

much

already

now and then

a lot

ordinarily

rapidly

as usual

lately

time and again

a great deal

so many times

steadily

still

substantially

tend to

twice

vastly

well

as formerly

continuous but slightly

not infrequently

oftentime

frequentry

oftener

all the time

as a rule

as before

common

consistently

continuous

continuously

customarily

daily

day-to-day

each time

eternal

everyday

every time

greatly

habitual

how many times

incessantly

in many cases

iterative aspect

keep

like to

lot

many times over

more

mostly

most often

again

🔁

once

periodic

permanent

quickly

rapid

repeated

repetitively

Con guion como

oft‧en

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɒf(t)ən/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: often

Cognado con inglés medio: selden

Heredado de inglés medio: ofte

Heredado de inglés antiguo: oft

Cognado con escocés: oftin

Cognado con frisón septentrional: oftem

Cognado con Saterfriesisch: oafte

Cognado con alemán: oft

Cognado con Pennsylvania German: oft

Cognado con danés: ofte

Cognado con noruego bokmal: ofte

Cognado con noruego nynorsk: ofte

Cognado con sueco: ofta

Cognado con islandés: oft

In summary

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”).

Oraciones

He had a great memory for poetry and often quoted it at length .

Tenía un gran recuerdo para la poesía y a menudo lo citaba extensamente.

The bases for these sculptures often are set in soil taken from these places .

Las bases para estas esculturas a menudo se establecen en el suelo tomadas de estos lugares.

The exact shape of the cavity is often dependent on how many lamps are used .

La forma exacta de la cavidad a menudo depende de cuántas lámparas se usan.

Less often , longer works are referred to as novellas .

Con menos frecuencia, los trabajos más largos se denominan novelas.

These often favour the major parties and discriminate against smaller , regional parties .

Estos a menudo favorecen a los principales partidos y discriminan a los partidos regionales más pequeños.

This is the main reason why pesto recipes often differ from each other .

Esta es la razón principal por la cual las recetas de pesto a menudo difieren entre sí.

These were often produced by printers who specialised in them .

Estos a menudo fueron producidos por impresoras que se especializaron en ellos.

It's not often that money can save someone's life .

No es frecuente que el dinero pueda ahorrar la vida de alguien.