What does often mean?

often means "many times at short intervals". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in often?

often has 2 syllables: of-ten. The stress falls on "of". In IPA it is /ˈɔfən/.

What is another word for often?

Close synonyms include frequently, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes, much. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of often?

The recorded antonyms are rarely.

Is often a common word?

often is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

often — meaning, pronunciation and 3 definitions

adverb

3 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
many times at short intervals
“we often met over a cup of coffee”
Synonymsfrequently oftentimes oft ofttimes
Antonymsrarely
2.
frequently or in great quantities
“I don't drink much”
“I don't travel much”
Synonymsmuch a great deal
3.
in many cases or instances

Questions about often

What does often mean?: often means "many times at short intervals". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in often?: often has 2 syllables: of-ten. The stress falls on "of". In IPA it is /ˈɔfən/.
What is another word for often?: Close synonyms include frequently, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes, much. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of often?: The recorded antonyms are rarely.
Is often a common word?: often is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for often come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

3 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
many times at short intervals
“we often met over a cup of coffee”
Synonymsfrequently oftentimes oft ofttimes
Antonymsrarely
2.
frequently or in great quantities
“I don't drink much”
“I don't travel much”
Synonymsmuch a great deal
3.
in many cases or instances

Questions about often

What does often mean?: often means "many times at short intervals". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in often?: often has 2 syllables: of-ten. The stress falls on "of". In IPA it is /ˈɔfən/.
What is another word for often?: Close synonyms include frequently, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes, much. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of often?: The recorded antonyms are rarely.
Is often a common word?: often is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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