souvent

Meaning

often

Concepts

often

frequently

oftentimes

oft

a great deal

regularly

occasionally

repeatedly

a lot

ofttimes

a good deal

lots

much

very much

again and again

now and then

common

frequent

all the time

commonly

oftentime

Pronounced as (IPA)

/su.vɑ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde, which consists of sub + inde. The original meaning of subinde was “immediately after”, which then evolved to “repeatedly” and then to “often”.

Sentences

Si seulement mes voisins pouvaient partir plus souvent .

If only my neighbors could leave more often.

Jérôme se promène souvent le week-end .

Jerome often goes for a walk on weekends.

On ne le voit pas souvent ici , ton ami Cassagne.

We don't see him often here, your friend Cassagne.

La chronique de Morée évoque souvent la ville .

The chronicle of Morea often evokes the city.

Le matériel à analyser est le plus souvent fourni par la biopsie hépatique .

The material to be analyzed is most often provided by liver biopsy.

Ses œuvres reflètent souvent une mélancolie .

His works often reflect a melancholy.

Pourtant , les expertises sont souvent ordonnées par le juge .

However, expert assessments are often ordered by the judge.

La cotovelada est souvent utilisée pour se défendre de la cabeçada.

The cotovelada is often used to defend against the cabeçada.