often

Significado

Adv

Frequently; many times.

Adj

Frequent.

Hifenizado como

oft‧en

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɒf(t)ən/

Etimologia

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”).

Frases

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

Ele tinha uma ótima memória para a poesia e costumava citá -la longamente.

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

As bases para essas esculturas geralmente são colocadas no solo retirado desses lugares.

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

A forma exata da cavidade geralmente depende de quantas lâmpadas são usadas.

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

Isso geralmente favorece os principais partidos e discrimina os partidos regionais menores.

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

Essa é a principal razão pela qual as receitas de pesto geralmente diferem entre si.

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

O sétimo diminuído contém dois quintos diminuídos, que geralmente se resolvem para dentro.