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oftentimes

UK/ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz//ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/

oftentimes adverb: frequently; often.

Adverb

oftentimes (not comparable)

  1. (US, elsewhere archaic) Frequently; often.
    • But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground […]1804, Robert Wissett, On the Cultivation and Preparation of Hemp
    • Pique and linen also accented several coats and oftentimes were both detachable and formed an overcollar covering a collar made from the coat fabric.1967, Ann Helen Stroup, An Investigation of the Dress of American Children from 1930 Through 1941 with Emphasis on Factors Influencing Change, page 195

oftentimes meaning in Urdu and Arabic

oftentimes in Urdu

اکثر, بیش تر, غالباً, کئی بار

oftentimes in Arabic

frequently
كَثِيرَ المَرَاتِ kaṯīra l-marāti

Examples of oftentimes in a sentence

  • Oftentimes, the very simple strategies pay very great dividends.
  • Oftentimes I have trouble finding enough women to buy customs from.
  • Oftentimes you're embarrassed and don't want other people to know about it.

All 10 example sentences with oftentimes

Synonyms of oftentimes

Origin of oftentimes

Inherited from Middle English oftentymes. By surface analysis, oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime. Compare also German oftmals, Middle French souventesfois.

Questions about oftentimes

What does oftentimes mean?
Oftentimes means frequently; often.
What is oftentimes in Urdu?
Oftentimes in Urdu is اکثر, بیش تر, غالباً. See Oftentimes meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is oftentimes?
Oftentimes is an adverb.
How do you pronounce oftentimes?
Oftentimes is pronounced /ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/ (UK).

Words near oftentimes in the dictionary

  1. oftenly
  2. oftenness
  3. oftens
  4. oftentide
  5. oftentime
  6. oftentimes
  7. oftenwhiles
  8. ofter
  9. Oftersheim
  10. oftest
  11. oftimes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oftentimes (page history and authors); oftentimes (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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