often

Significado

Adv

Frequently; many times.

Adj

Frequent.

Con guión como

oft‧en

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɒf(t)ən/

Etimología

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.

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.

The diminished seventh contains two diminished fifths , which often resolve inwards .

La séptima disminución contiene dos quintos disminuidos, que a menudo se resuelven hacia adentro.