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Word entry · 5 letters

often

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"Frequently"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒfən/Part of speech adverbSorted efnotStarts with OEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Frequently or many times.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • I often walk to work when the weather is nice.
  • I’ve been going to the movies more often since a new theatre opened near me.
  • It can't be said too often / often enough.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Frequently5 letters
02Many times5 letters

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