Hypertext Webster Gateway: "often"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Often \Of`ten\, adv. [Compar. {Oftener}; superl. {Oftenest}.]
[Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.]
Frequently; many times; not seldom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Often \Of"ten\, a.
Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] ``Thine often infirmities.''
--1 Tim. v. 23.
And weary thee with often welcomes. --Beau. & Fl.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
often
adv 1: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of
coffee" [syn: {frequently}, {oftentimes}, {oft}, {ofttimes}]
[ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]
2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I
don't travel much" [syn: {much}, {a great deal}]
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