often

[Of`ten]

Often means "frequently," like if you see your friends every day, you see each other often.

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Frequently; many times; not seldom.

Adverb
many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"

Adverb
frequently or in great quantities; "I don''t drink much"; "I don''t travel much"


adv.
Frequently; many times; not seldom.

a.
Frequent; common; repeated.


Often

Of`ten , adv. [Compar. Oftener ; superl. Oftenest.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See Oft., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom.

Often

Of"ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] "Thine often infirmities." 1 Tim. v. 23.
And weary thee with often welcomes.

Frequently; many times; not seldom.

Frequent; common; repeated.

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Usage Examples

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.

A man of conviction is often more to be desired than a man of experience.

A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism and moral relativism, taken outside midfield, leads inexorably both to heresy and to secular wickedness, which are often identical.

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside inside is more often his nursery.

A lot of knowledge in any kind of an organization is what we call task knowledge. These are things that people who have been there a long time understand are important, but they may not know how to talk about them. It's often called the culture of the organization.

'Not again!' I thought to myself this morning, as news trickled out that John McCain was set to pick Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Not again, because too often women are promoted for the wrong reasons, and then blamed when things don't go right.

A city with one newspaper, or with a morning and an evening paper under one ownership, is like a man with one eye, and often the eye is glass.

A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does not have.

A man can be drawn across the room with the simplicity of a smile. That's why your pearly whites should always be straight and shiny. I think most of my clients are drawn to a fun, flirty nature in a woman. The problem is, most women do not often feel fun and flirty.

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

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