often
معنی فارسی
بارها خيلي اوقات بسي کرارا بکرات اغلب بسيار
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ôf´ǝn, often, -tǝn/adv., adj.
● بارها، به کرات، به دفعات، چندین بار
I have often seen him
بارها اورا دیدهام.
● اغلب اوقات، اکثرا، بیشتر وقتها
I often go to his house
من اغلب به خانهی او میروم.
Americans are often tall
امریکاییها معمولا بلند قامتاند.
old houses are often damp
خانههای قدیمی اکثرا مرطوباند.
● (قدیمی) رجوع شود به: frequent
* as often as
هر چند بار که، هر چقدر که، هر وقت که
you can come as often as you wish
هر چند بار که دلت بخواهد میتوانی بیایی.
* as often as not (more often than not)
اکثرا، بیشتر اوقات
when it rains the trains are late more often than not
وقتی که باران میآید ترنها اکثر اوقات تاخیر دارند.
* every so often
هر چند وقت یک بار، گهگاه
* how often?
چند وقت یک بار؟
how often do you see your dentist?
هر چند وقت یک بار پیش دندانپزشک میروی؟
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'often' + '-er' (comparative suffix).
مثال
- She visits her parents oftener now that she lives closer.
- He goes to the gym oftener than before.
- They meet up with friends oftener during the summer.
ترکیبهای رایج
Visit oftener Go oftener Meet up oftener Call oftener
تعریف انگلیسی
- many times at short intervals “we often met over a cup of coffee” “Derived from adjective: frequent (for: frequently)”
- frequently or in great quantities “I don't drink much” “I don't travel much”
- in many cases or instances
مترادفها
adverb
Frequently, repeatedly, many times, oftentimes, ofttimes (poetical).