often

Meaning

Adv

Frequently; many times on different occasions.

Adj

Frequent.

Opposite of

infrequently, occasionally, rarely, seldom, unoften, often

Synonyms

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

Translations

souvent

oft

spesso

a menudo

häufig

vaak

dikwijls

frequentemente

sovente

frecuentemente

fréquemment

saepe

frequentemente

con frecuencia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒf(t)ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: often

Cognate with Middle English: selden

Inherited from Middle English: ofte

Inherited from Old English: oft

Cognate with Scots: oftin

Cognate with Northern Frisian: oftem

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: oafte

Cognate with German: oft

Cognate with Pennsylvania German: oft

Cognate with Danish: ofte

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: ofte

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: ofte

Cognate with Swedish: ofta

Cognate with Icelandic: 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”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots affen, aften, af'en, oaffen, oaften, oftin (“often”), North Frisian aaft, oftem, oofting (“often”), Saterland Frisian oafte (“often”), German, Luxembourgish and Pennsylvania German oft (“often”), Yiddish אָפֿט (oft, “often”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk ofte (“often”), Faroese, Swedish ofta (“often”), Icelandic oft (“often”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 (ufta, “often”).

Sentences

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

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

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

Less often , longer works are referred to as novellas .

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

These were often produced by printers who specialised in them .