"nine times out of ten" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-nine times out of ten.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nine times out of ten (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Very often, mostly, most of the time. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms (most of the time): more often than not
    Sense id: en-nine_times_out_of_ten-en-adv-aRIm7Bka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'most of the time': 92 8
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nine, times, out of, ten. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: usually
    Sense id: en-nine_times_out_of_ten-en-adv-xbDK1bEd

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