often

Signification

Adv

Frequently; many times.

Adj

Frequent.

Coupé comme

oft‧en

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɒf(t)ən/

Étymologie

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”).

Phrases

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

Il avait un grand souvenir pour la poésie et l'a souvent cité longuement.

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

Les bases de ces sculptures sont souvent fixées dans le sol prélevé sur ces lieux.

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

La forme exacte de la cavité dépend souvent du nombre de lampes utilisées.

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

Ceux-ci favorisent souvent les principaux partis et discriminent les parties régionales plus petites.

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

C'est la principale raison pour laquelle les recettes de pesto diffèrent souvent les unes des autres.

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

Le septième diminué contient deux cinquièmes diminués, qui résolvent souvent vers l'intérieur.