often
/ˈɒfn/adverb
उच्चारण ऑफ़न
अक्सर, प्रायः
Basic word
- 1
many times; in many cases; on many occasions
अक्सर, प्रायः
- I often read the newspaper.
- How often do you visit your grandparents?
- It often rains in Mumbai in July.
+ 2 more examples
- Students often make mistakes with prepositions.
- We don't often go to the cinema.
Synonyms frequently regularly repeatedly commonly habitually
Opposite rarely seldom never infrequently
¶Idioms 3
every so often
sometimes; occasionally
कभी-कभार, बीच-बीच में
- Every so often I visit my old school.
- Stir the soup every so often.
as often as not / more often than not
usually
अक्सर, ज़्यादातर
- More often than not, he forgets his keys.
- As often as not, the bus is late.
once too often
used to say that sb has done sth wrong or risky again, and this time they will suffer
एक बार ज़्यादा (जिसका नतीजा भुगतना पड़े)
- He was late once too often and lost his job.
- She lied once too often.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Often is usually /ˈɒfn/ with a silent t (like listen, fasten), though /ˈɒftən/ is also heard.
Pronunciation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: often प्रायः /ˈɒfn/ है, silent t के साथ (listen, fasten की तरह), यद्यपि /ˈɒftən/ भी सुना जाता है।
Often comes before the main verb ('I often go') but after be ('He is often late'); 'how often' asks about frequency ('How often do you revise?').
Often मुख्य verb से पहले आता है ('I often go') पर be के बाद ('He is often late'); 'how often' आवृत्ति पूछता है ('How often do you revise?')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Every so often (sometimes), more often than not (usually), as often as not (quite frequently), once too often (one time more than is acceptable).
Idioms: every so often (कभी-कभी), more often than not (प्रायः), as often as not (काफ़ी बार), once too often (स्वीकार्य से एक बार अधिक)।