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"etymology_text": "From Middle English often, alteration (with final -n added due to analogy with Middle English selden (“seldom”)) of Middle English ofte, oft, from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). Cognate with Scots oftin (“often”), North Frisian oftem (“often”), Saterland Frisian oafte (“often”), German oft (“often”), Pennsylvania German oft (“often”), Danish ofte (“often”), Norwegian Bokmål ofte (“often”), Norwegian Nynorsk ofte (“often”), Swedish ofta (“often”), and Icelandic oft (“often”).",
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"form": "more often",
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"comparative"
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},
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{
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{
"word": "as often as not"
},
{
"word": "do you come here often"
},
{
"word": "every so often"
},
{
"word": "many a time and often"
},
{
"word": "more often than not"
},
{
"word": "oftenness"
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{
"word": "proverbs often come in pairs"
},
{
"word": "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry"
},
{
"word": "the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last"
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{
"word": "times and often"
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{
"word": "unoften"
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"text": "I often walk to work when the weather is nice.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I’ve been going to the movies more often since a new theatre opened near me.",
"type": "example"
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{
"ref": "1850, T. S. Arthur, “A Rise in the Butter Market”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 59",
"text": "How often is the comfort of a whole family abridged by some trifling circumstance, that ought not to have made a visible impression!",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1912, P. Chalmers Mitchell, “Larvæ and Metamorphoses”, in The Childhood of Animals, New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, →OCLC, page 17",
"text": "Although frogs are able to swim well and often are found in water, they are really land animals.",
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{
"ref": "2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55",
"text": "According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.",
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"Frequently; many times."
],
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{
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"word": "as often as not"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "hourly"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "daily"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "from day to day"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "monthly"
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"frequently"
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"many"
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[
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"times"
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"word": "a lot"
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"english": "archaic except US",
"word": "oftentimes"
},
{
"word": "typically"
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{
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{
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dikwels"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "shpesh"
},
{
"code": "sq",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dendur"
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{
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "kaṯīran",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "كَثِيرًا"
},
{
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḡāliban",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "غَالِبًا"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "kaṯīran mā",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "كَثِيرًا مَا"
},
{
"code": "ar",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "غَالِبًا مَا"
},
{
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "طَالَمَا"
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
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"word": "بالزاف"
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{
"code": "ary",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "ary",
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"roman": "ḡāliban ma",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
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"word": "غالبا ما"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hačax",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "հաճախ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tez-tez"
},
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"code": "ba",
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"roman": "yış",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "йыш"
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{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "maiz"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "částa",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ча́ста"
},
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "praẏoi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "প্রায়ই"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "alies"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "čésto",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "че́сто"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "ma.krahka.na.",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "မကြာခဏ"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hka.na.hka.na.",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ခဏခဏ"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hku.tanghku.",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ခုတင်ခု"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovint"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "好多時"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "hou² do¹ si⁴",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "好多时"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "seng⁴ jat⁶",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "成日"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "經常"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ging¹ soeng⁴",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "经常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "經常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīngcháng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "经常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chángcháng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "常常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "時常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shícháng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "时常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wǎngwǎng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "往往"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "často"
},
{
"code": "dak",
"lang": "Dakota",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "s'a"
},
{
"code": "dak",
"lang": "Dakota",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ižehaŋ"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "hyppigt"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "vaak"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dikwijls"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "menigmaal"
},
{
"code": "ovd",
"lang": "Elfdalian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kringgt"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tihti"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sageli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "usein"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "monesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "monta kertaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "souvent"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "souventefois"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "a miúdo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "frecuentemente"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "seguido"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xširad",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ხშირად"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xšir-xširad",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ხშირ-ხშირად"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "häufig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "ufta",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sychná",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "συχνά"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pollá",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "πολλά"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pollákis",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "πολλάκις"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "souvan"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "l'itím k'rovót",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "לְעִתִּים קְרוֹבוֹת"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "aksar",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "अक्सर"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "gyakran"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sűrűn"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sokszor"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ósjaldan"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "iðulega"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oftlega"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "títt"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "þrá-"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sering"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tihtii"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovente"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "go minic"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "spesso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoku",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "よく"
},
{
"alt": "たびたび",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tabitabi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "度々"
},
{
"alt": "ひんぱんに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hinpan-ni",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "頻繁に"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shibashiba",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "しばしば"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kerep"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "asring"
},
{
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "czãsto"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jiı",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "жиі"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jiı-jiı",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "жиі-жиі"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ñɨk ñŏəp",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ញឹកញាប់"
},
{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kaingĩ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "susiro",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "수시로"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jaju",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "자주"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "heunhi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "흔히"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "gelê car",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "گەلێ جار"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "zor car",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "زۆر جار"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "bareha",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "بارەھا"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jış",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "жыш"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tez-tez",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "тез-тез"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "suënz"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "suvënz (gherdëina)"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "gonot (badiot)"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "akoruto"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "khǭi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ຄ້ອຍ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "cha chai",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ຈະໄຈ້"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "bǭi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ບ່ອຍ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "saepe"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "saepenumerō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "bieži"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dažnai"
},
{
"code": "liv",
"lang": "Livonian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "saggõld"
},
{
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "faken"
},
{
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "vaken"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dacks"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "često",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "често"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sering"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kerap"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "spiss"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "putuputu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "pūputu"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "bajn bajn",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "байн байн"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ürgelž",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "үргэлж"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "naɗi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "hyppig"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "moozhag"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "opt"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ağlab",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "اغلب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bârhâ",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "بارها"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "foaken"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "często"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "frequentemente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "seguido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "amiúde"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "des"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "savens"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "částo",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ча́сто"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "začastúju",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "зачасту́ю"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "časténʹko",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "часте́нько"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "aften"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "gu tric"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tric"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "че̑сто"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "čȇsto"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "často"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "pogósto"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "cesto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "a menudo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "frecuentemente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "seguido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "con frecuencia"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "mara nyingi"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofta"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "madalas"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "zič",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "зич"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "aġlab",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ағлаб"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "aṭikkaṭi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "அடிக்கடி"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "palanēram",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "பலநேரம்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "avvappoḻutu",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "அவ்வப்பொழுது"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "yeş",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "еш"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "taracū",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "తరచూ"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "taracugā",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "తరచుగా"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bɔ̀i",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "บ่อย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sık"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sık sık"
},
{
"code": "tk",
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},
{
"code": "tk",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ýygy"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ýygy-ýygydan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ча́сто"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
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"word": "اکثر"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tez-tez"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "thường"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "hay"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "luôn"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "thường hay"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
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},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovint"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "yn aml"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "yn fynych"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "oft",
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"word": "אָפֿט"
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"other": "/t/"
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{
"word": "do you come here often"
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{
"word": "proverbs often come in pairs"
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{
"word": "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry"
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"word": "the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last"
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"source": "Thesaurus:often",
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"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "as often as not"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "hourly"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "daily"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:often",
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"source": "Thesaurus:often",
"word": "monthly"
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"word": "infrequently"
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"word": "occasionally"
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"word": "rarely"
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"text": "I often walk to work when the weather is nice.",
"type": "example"
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"text": "I’ve been going to the movies more often since a new theatre opened near me.",
"type": "example"
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"ref": "1850, T. S. Arthur, “A Rise in the Butter Market”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 59",
"text": "How often is the comfort of a whole family abridged by some trifling circumstance, that ought not to have made a visible impression!",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1912, P. Chalmers Mitchell, “Larvæ and Metamorphoses”, in The Childhood of Animals, New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, →OCLC, page 17",
"text": "Although frogs are able to swim well and often are found in water, they are really land animals.",
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"ref": "2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55",
"text": "According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.",
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"Frequently; many times."
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"Frequently",
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"times"
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"word": "a lot"
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"english": "archaic except US",
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},
{
"word": "typically"
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{
"word": "often"
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɔːf(t)ən/",
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɔf(t)ən/",
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɑf(t)ən/",
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]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɒf(t)ən/",
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"source": "Thesaurus:often",
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dikwels"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "shpesh"
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{
"code": "sq",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
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{
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "kaṯīran",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "كَثِيرًا"
},
{
"code": "ar",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
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"code": "ar",
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"word": "كَثِيرًا مَا"
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
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"code": "ary",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tez-tez"
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"code": "ba",
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{
"code": "eu",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "maiz"
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{
"code": "be",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
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"code": "bn",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "প্রায়ই"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "alies"
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{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "čésto",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "че́сто"
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"code": "my",
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"roman": "ma.krahka.na.",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "မကြာခဏ"
},
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"code": "my",
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"roman": "hka.na.hka.na.",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ခဏခဏ"
},
{
"code": "my",
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"roman": "hku.tanghku.",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ခုတင်ခု"
},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovint"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "好多時"
},
{
"code": "yue",
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"roman": "hou² do¹ si⁴",
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{
"code": "yue",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "成日"
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{
"code": "yue",
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},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ging¹ soeng⁴",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "经常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "經常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "jīngcháng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "经常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chángcháng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "常常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "時常"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shícháng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
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},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "wǎngwǎng",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "často"
},
{
"code": "dak",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "s'a"
},
{
"code": "dak",
"lang": "Dakota",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ižehaŋ"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "hyppigt"
},
{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "vaak"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dikwijls"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "menigmaal"
},
{
"code": "ovd",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kringgt"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tihti"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sageli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "usein"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "monesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "monta kertaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "souvent"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "souventefois"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "a miúdo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "frecuentemente"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "seguido"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xširad",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ხშირად"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xšir-xširad",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ხშირ-ხშირად"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "häufig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "ufta",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sychná",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "συχνά"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pollá",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "πολλά"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pollákis",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "πολλάκις"
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{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "souvan"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "l'itím k'rovót",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "לְעִתִּים קְרוֹבוֹת"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "aksar",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "अक्सर"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "gyakran"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sűrűn"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sokszor"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ósjaldan"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "iðulega"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oftlega"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "títt"
},
{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "frequently, many times",
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sering"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tihtii"
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{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovente"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "go minic"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "spesso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoku",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "よく"
},
{
"alt": "たびたび",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tabitabi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "度々"
},
{
"alt": "ひんぱんに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hinpan-ni",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "頻繁に"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shibashiba",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "しばしば"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kerep"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "asring"
},
{
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "czãsto"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jiı",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "жиі"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jiı-jiı",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "жиі-жиі"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ñɨk ñŏəp",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ញឹកញាប់"
},
{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kaingĩ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "susiro",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "수시로"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jaju",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "자주"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "heunhi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "흔히"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "gelê car",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "گەلێ جار"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "zor car",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "زۆر جار"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "bareha",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "بارەھا"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jış",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "жыш"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tez-tez",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "тез-тез"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "suënz"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "suvënz (gherdëina)"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "gonot (badiot)"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "akoruto"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "khǭi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ຄ້ອຍ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "cha chai",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ຈະໄຈ້"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "bǭi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ບ່ອຍ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "saepe"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "saepenumerō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "bieži"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dažnai"
},
{
"code": "liv",
"lang": "Livonian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "saggõld"
},
{
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "faken"
},
{
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "vaken"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "dacks"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "često",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "често"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sering"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "kerap"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "spiss"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "putuputu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "pūputu"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "bajn bajn",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "байн байн"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ürgelž",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "үргэлж"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "naɗi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofte"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "hyppig"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "moozhag"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "oft"
},
{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "opt"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ağlab",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "اغلب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bârhâ",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "بارها"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "foaken"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "często"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "frequentemente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "seguido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "amiúde"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "des"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "savens"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "částo",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ча́сто"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "začastúju",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "зачасту́ю"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "časténʹko",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "часте́нько"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "aften"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "gu tric"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tric"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "че̑сто"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "čȇsto"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "často"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "pogósto"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "cesto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "a menudo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "frecuentemente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "seguido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "con frecuencia"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "mara nyingi"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ofta"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "madalas"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "zič",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "зич"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "aġlab",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ағлаб"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "aṭikkaṭi",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "அடிக்கடி"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "palanēram",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "பலநேரம்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "avvappoḻutu",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "அவ்வப்பொழுது"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "yeş",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "еш"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "taracū",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "తరచూ"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "taracugā",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "తరచుగా"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bɔ̀i",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "บ่อย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sık"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sık sık"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "aglaba"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ýygy"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ýygy-ýygydan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "částo",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "ча́сто"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "aksar",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "اکثر"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "tez-tez"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "thường"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "hay"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "luôn"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "thường hay"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "suvo"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "sovint"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "yn aml"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "yn fynych"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "oft",
"sense": "frequently, many times",
"word": "אָפֿט"
}
],
"word": "often"
}
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{
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "pdc",
"2": "oft",
"t": "often"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "ofte",
"t": "often"
},
"expansion": "Danish ofte (“often”)",
"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "ofte",
"t": "often"
},
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{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "ofte",
"t": "often"
},
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{
"args": {
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"t": "often"
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"name": "cog"
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"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "oft",
"t": "often"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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"form": "more often",
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"comparative"
]
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"form": "most often",
"tags": [
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}
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{
"text": "1618, Anthony Munday (translator), The Third Booke of Amadis de Gaule by Nicolas de Herberay des Essarts (1542), London, Chapter 2, p. 18,\nThen came the Ladies to visite him, and the Queene gaue him most gracious welcome, desiring him to be of good cheere: For heere is my Daughter (quoth she) right skilfull in the Art of Chirurgerie, that meanes to bee your often visitant."
},
{
"ref": "1656, John Bunyan, chapter 48, in Solomon’s Temple Spiritualiz’d, London: George Larkin, published 1688, page 113",
"text": "The Shew-bread by an often remove, and renewing, was continually to stand before the Lord in his House […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"Frequent."
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],
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"(archaic) Frequent."
],
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈɒf(t)ən/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɔːf(t)ən/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɔf(t)ən/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɑf(t)ən/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɒf(t)ən/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
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},
{
"other": "/t/"
},
{
"other": "/t/"
},
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"homophone": "orphan (non-rhotic accents with the lot–cloth split)"
},
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},
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.