English-Thai Dictionary

often

ADV บ่อยๆ  บ่อยครั้ง  frequently oftentimes seldom rarely boi-boi

 

oftentimes

ADV บ่อยๆ  บ่อยครั้ง  frequently often seldom rarely boi-boi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OFTEN

adv. of'n. comp. oftener; superl. oftenset. Frequently; many times; not seldom.

 

OFTEN

a.of'n. Frequent. [Improper. ]

 

OFTENNESS

n.of'nness. Frequency. [Not used. ]

 

OFTENTIMES

adv. of'ntimes. [often and times. ] Frequently; often; many times.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OFTEN

Of `ten, adv. [Compar. Oftener; superl. Oftenest.] Etym: [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See Oft. , adv. ]

 

Defn: Frequently; many times; not seldom.

 

OFTEN

OFTEN Of "ten, a.

 

Defn: Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] "Thine often infirmities." 1 Tim. v. 23. And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl.

 

OFTENNESS

OFTENNESS Of "ten *ness, n.

 

Defn: Frequency. Hooker.

 

OFTENSITH

Of "ten *sith, adv. Etym: [Often + sith time. ]

 

Defn: Frequently; often. [Obs. ] For whom I sighed have so oftensith. Gascoigne.

 

OFTENTIDE

Of "ten *tide ", adv. Etym: [Often + tide time. ]

 

Defn: Frequently; often. [Obs. ] Robert of Brunne.

 

OFTENTIMES

Of "ten *times `, adv. Etym: [Often + time. Cf. -wards.]

 

Defn: Frequently; often; many times. Wordsworth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

often

of ten |ˈôf (t )ən, ˈäf -ˈɔf (t )ən ˈɑf (t )ən | ▶adverb ( oftener, oftenest ) frequently; many times: he often goes for long walks by himself | how often do you have your hair cut? • in many instances: vocabulary often reflects social standing. PHRASES as often as not quite frequently or commonly: I had two homes really, because as often as not I was down at her house. more often than not usually: food is scarce and more often than not they go hungry. ORIGIN Middle English: extended form of oft, probably influenced by selden ‘seldom. ’ Early examples appear to be northern English; the word became general in the 16th cent. usage: When pronouncing often, some speakers sound the t, saying |ˈôftən |; for others, it is silent, as in soften, fasten, listen. Either pronunciation is acceptable, although |ˈôfən | is more common.

 

oftentimes

of ten times |ˈôf (t )ənˌtīmz, ˈäf -ˈɔf (t )ənˌtaɪmz ˈɑf (t )ənˌtaɪmz | ▶adverb often. ORIGIN late Middle English: extended form of ofttimes, influenced by often .

 

Oxford Dictionary

often

often |ˈɒf (ə )n, ˈɒft (ə )n | ▶adverb ( oftener, oftenest ) frequently; many times: he often goes for long walks by himself | how often do you have your hair cut? • in many instances: vocabulary often reflects social standing. PHRASES as often as not quite frequently or commonly: I had two homes really, because as often as not I was down at her house. more often than not usually: food is scarce and more often than not they go hungry. ORIGIN Middle English: extended form of oft, probably influenced by selden ‘seldom ’. Early examples appear to be northern English; the word became general in the 16th cent.

 

oftentimes

often |times |ˈɒf (ə )ntʌɪmz, ˈɒft (ə )n- | ▶adverb archaic or North American form of often. ORIGIN late Middle English: extended form of oft-times, influenced by often .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

often

often adverb we go there often: frequently, many times, many a time, on many /numerous occasions, a lot, as often as not, repeatedly, again and again, time and (time ) again; all the time, regularly, routinely, usually, habitually, commonly, generally, in many cases /instances, ordinarily, oftentimes, recurrently; informal lots; literary oft, ofttimes. ANTONYMS seldom, never.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

often

often adverb he often asked after you: frequently, many times, many a time, on many /numerous occasions, a lot, in many cases /instances, repeatedly, again and again, time and again, time and time again, time after time, over and over, over and over again, {day in, day out }, {week in, week out }, all the time, regularly, recurrently, continually, usually, habitually, commonly, generally, ordinarily, as often as not; N. Amer. oftentimes; informal lots; literary oft, oft-times. ANTONYMS seldom, rarely, never.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

often

of ten /ɔ́ːf (ə )n, ɔ́ːft -|ɔ́f (ə )n, ɔ́ft -/ (! /t /なしの発音の方が優勢だが, /t /入りの発音も増加傾向にある ) 〖oftの異形 〗副詞 more ～; most ～/｟まれ ｠～er ; ～est 1 しばしば , たびたび (↔seldom ) (!(1 )sometimesとusuallyの間の60 \%位の頻度を表す; →always 1 語法 (1 ). (2 )周期的に何度も繰り返すことに力点が置かれるので 「同じ場面で何回も 」のような場合はfrequentlyを用いる ) ▸ My father often leaves his umbrella somewhere .父はよくかさをどこかに忘れてくる ▸ We have often talked about the problem .その問題についてはたびたび話し合ってきた ▸ Such things don't happen very often .そんなことはあまり頻繁に起こらない ▸ He must work more often .彼はもっと頻繁に働かなくてはいけない ▸ It's not often that John admires me .ジョンが私をほめることはめったにない (≒John seldom admires me. ) (!｟コーパス ｠この強調構文の形では否定形が普通で, It is often that … の形は ｟比較的まれ ｠) .語法 oftenの位置 1 通例は文中で, 一般動詞の前, be動詞または 助動詞 の後ろに現れる .2 否定文や疑問文において, またvery, quite, less, moreなどを伴う場合には文末 文頭に現れることがある ▸ Do you use the Internet very often ?インターネットを頻繁に使いますか .2 〖しばしば文頭で 〗多くの場合 (…である (ことが多い ))▸ It is often difficult to tell the reality from the dream .夢と現実の区別がつきにくいことがよくある ▸ Very often (,) we used to go to movies .前はしょっちゅう映画に行った .à ll [ò nly ] too ó ften ｟書 ｠(好ましくないことについて )あまりにしばしば ▸ Guns are all too often the tool used in suicides .銃が自殺の道具に用いられることがあまりに多い .as ó ften as …1 〖数詞の前で 〗…回も ▸ I went to the dentist as often as four times a month .1月に4回も歯医者に行った .2 〖接続詞的に 〗…するたびごとに (whenever )▸ You can use this car as often as you like .この車を好きな時にいつでも使っていいですよ .(as ) ò ften as n ó t ＝more often than not .è very so ó ften (頻繁ではないが )時々 ▸ Brush suede jackets every so often to remove surface dirt .表面の汚れを取るために時々スエード革の上着にブラシをかけなさい .h ò w ó ften 〖疑問文で 〗何回 , どれほど頻繁に ▸ “How often do you eat out? ” “Oh, not often … about once or twice a month. ”「どのくらい外食しますか 」「そんなに頻繁じゃありません …だいたいひと月に1, 2回です 」コーパスの窓 How often …?への答え方 How often …?と聞かれた場合, 具体的な回数が期待されているので, often, alwaysなど漠然とした返事はできるだけ避けて, 以下のような返答をすることが多い ▸ every weekend 週末はいつも ▸ every fifteen minutes or so 15分おきくらいに ▸ never 一度もありません ▸ a couple of times a week 週2, 3回 ▸ less than once a month 月1回もありません m ò re ò ften than n ó t ｟話 ｠たいていの場合は ; よくあることだが ▸ More often than not , Bill opposed my plan .たいていビルは私の計画に反対した .

 

oftentimes

ó ften t ì mes ó ft -副詞 ｟米 /英古 ｠＝often .