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of·ten

often

 
 
pronunciation:
aw fn [or] awf tn
part of speech: adverb
definition: When you do something often, you do it a lot. If you go swimming often, maybe you go every day or every week. Also, if someone asks you how often you do something, they want to know how many times you do it.
Oscar often goes to the library after school to read and do homework.How often do you clean your room?
synonyms:
commonly, frequently
antonyms:
little, rarely, seldom
similar words:
much, usually