Collocations for "often"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "often" in context.
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often
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- I often [wonder, think, feel]
- I often wonder [where, what, why]
- is often used [for, in]
- an often-used [word, excuse, device]
- can often be [found, seen] in
- often referred to as
- is often [overlooked, misquoted]
- it is often necessary to
- how often do you [need, tend, like] to
- [drink, smoke, eat] (far) too often
- [study, exercise, cook] as often as possible
- he [cooks] every so often
- should [study] more often
- I don't [do that, go there, see her] very often
- happens [quite, very, incredibly] often
- often the [best, worst] is
- more often than not
- depending on how often you
'often' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
August
- advisable
- attend
- blog
- bracket
- careless
- cinema
- classroom
- cleaning
- confusing
- crave
- depict
- depression
- doodle
- elderly
- encounter
- every
- floss
- forgetful
- gay
- gossip
- guest
- herald
- house
- ill
- insecure
- intimate
- lie
- light
- mad
- mankind
- mind
- mislead
- misunderstood
- misuse
- moot
- more
- negative
- note
- nude
- pregnant
- quite
- quote
- relish
- sell
- sight
- stereotype
- stressful
- surprise
- too