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UK
/ˈɒfən/
]
[ US /ˈɔfən, ˈɔftən/ ]
[ US /ˈɔfən, ˈɔftən/ ]
ADVERB
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many times at short intervals
we often met over a cup of coffee - in many cases or instances
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frequently or in great quantities
I don't drink much
I don't travel much
How To Use often In A Sentence
- Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
- The mysterious jack snipe is a typical bird of the often water-logged northern taiga, birch and willow country.
- I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
- I walked out of the theatre feeling a little odd, as I often do when I have been deeply immersed in a film.
- Harsh discipline was the child's lot, and they were often terrorized deliberately and, not infrequently, sexually abused.
- This can often create a lot of noise, reducing the quality of image obtainable.
- Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
- Advancing age has occasionally brought resolution, more often just a little understanding, to many of these riddles, but not necessarily to the resilient ambiguity of history.
- This enables more active forms of mobilization, with many memberships engaged in various forms of collective action, often for the first times in their history.
- The rocking motion of the treadle and the gentle clacking of the machine often lulled the restless child.