often

often: often, frequently, oft, oftentimes may be used with little or no distinction to mean again and again in more or less close succession. But often stresses the number of times a thing occurs, without regard to the interval of recurrence; frequently usually stresses repetition, especially at short intervals

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he came often
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he called frequently
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the disease is often fatal
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I frequently examined the color of the snow— Tyndall
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you will often find this to be true
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unless you write me more frequently I shall feel out of touch with you
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Oft and oftentimes differ little from often; oft, however, is used chiefly in compound adjectives

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the oft-told tale of her hairbreadth escape— Cerf
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an oft quoted statement
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or occasionally in formal discourse

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seemingly trifling events oft carry in their train great consequences— Coolidge
}

and oftentimes is occasionally preferred for intonational reasons

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a sense of humor which was sometimes loud, oftentimes lewd, but never deliberately unkind— Metalious
}

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Synonyms:

Frequently, repeatedly, many times, oftentimes, ofttimes (poetical)

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Often — Of ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] Thine often infirmities. 1 Tim. v. 23. [1913 Webster] And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Often — Of ten ([o^]f n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener} ([o^]f n*[ e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — index chronic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
often — (adv.) c.1300, extended form of OFT (Cf. oft), originally before vowels and h , probably by influence of M.E. selden seldom. In common use from 16c., replacing oft … Etymology dictionary
often — of|ten W1S1 [ˈɔfən, ˈɔftən US ˈo:f ] adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: oft] 1.) if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times = ↑frequently ▪ She often works at the weekend. ▪ If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
often — of|ten [ ɔfn ] adverb *** 1. ) on many occasions or in many situations: Often, students with family problems have difficulties at school. Boredom often leads to bad behavior. The home is often the most likely place in which someone is injured.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
often — adverb 1 if something happens often, or you do something often, it happens regularly or many times: Rosi often works till 7 or 8 o clock in the evening. | If you wash your hair too often, it tends to make it greasy. | how often?: How often do you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
often — [[t]ɒ̱f(ə)n, AM ɔ͟ːf [/t]] ♦ (Often is usually used before the verb, but it may be used after the verb when it has a word like less or more before it, or when the clause is negative.) 1) ADV GRADED: ADV before v, ADV with cl/group If something… … English dictionary
often — oftenness, n. /aw feuhn, of euhn; awf teuhn, of /, adv. 1. many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can. 2. in many cases. adj. 3. Archaic. frequent. [1300 50; ME oftin, var. before vowels of ofte OFT] Syn. 1, 2. repeatedly,… … Universalium
often — See: EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY SO OFTEN, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT … Dictionary of American idioms

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