oftentimes
Frequently; oftenFrequently; often.
» Social attitudes oftentimes take generations to change.
Soziale Einstellungen erfordern oft Generationen, um sich zu ändern.
Soziale Gepflogenheiten erfordern oft Generationen, um sich zu ändern.
Meaning
1 senses(US, not comparable)Frequently; often.
oftmals, oft
ча́стоčásto, многокра́тноmnogokrátno
- many times at short intervals
Examples
8 sentencesSocial attitudes oftentimes take generations to change.
deSoziale Einstellungen erfordern oft Generationen, um sich zu ändern.
Carbonated beverages oftentimes have a high caloric content.
Cartoon characters oftentimes have less than five fingers.
Oftentimes code will start to smell.
Oftentimes things don't happen as we'd imagined them.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English oftentymes. By surface analysis, oftentime + -s. Compare oftInherited from Middle English oftentymes. By surface analysis, oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime.
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