American Dictionary
Definition often in American English
often
adverb
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adverb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈɔf(ə)n/
1
on many occasions, or in many situations
Example
Often, students with family problems have difficulties at school.
Example
Very often it turns out that the student hasn't understood the question.
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2
used for talking about how many times something happens in a particular period of time
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