Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, not comparable)Frequently; often.

    oftmals, oft

    ча́стоčásto, многокра́тноmnogokrátno

More definitions
  • many times at short intervals

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Social attitudes oftentimes take generations to change.

    deSoziale Einstellungen erfordern oft Generationen, um sich zu ändern.

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  2. Carbonated beverages oftentimes have a high caloric content.

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  3. Cartoon characters oftentimes have less than five fingers.

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  4. Oftentimes code will start to smell.

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  5. Oftentimes things don't happen as we'd imagined them.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
frequently:
repeatedly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
frequently:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English oftentymes. By surface analysis, oftentime + -s. Compare oft

Inherited from Middle English oftentymes. By surface analysis, oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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