{
    "term": "often",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "many times",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We often go there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've often wondered what happened to him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**How often** do you go to the theatre?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I see her quite often."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to exercise as often as possible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We should meet for lunch more often."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It is not often that** you get such an opportunity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How often does it happen?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not often that I receive fan letters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She likes to get out of the city as often as possible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stolen information is most often used for credit card fraud."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "frequently",
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in many cases",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Old houses are often damp."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People are often afraid of things they don't understand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**All too often** the animals die through neglect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His success depended, as so often happens, on things entirely outside his control."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The residents often have difficulty accessing services to meet their needs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People often find it difficult to say goodbye."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's mean. Rich people very often are."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Traffic has increased and the roads are all too often inadequate."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "usually; in a way that is typical of somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As often as not, he's late for work."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "occasionally; sometimes",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Every so often I heard a strange noise outside."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that somebody has done something wrong or stupid again, and this time they will suffer because of it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You've tried that trick once too often."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒfn//ˈɒftən/",
                "audio": "of/often/often__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːfn//ˈɔːftən/",
                "audio": "of/often/often__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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."
}