Oftentime

/ˈɔːf(ə)nˌtaɪm/

अक्सर; बार-बार

Normal #क्रिया-विशेषण #आवृत्ति #पुरातन-शब्द #बोलचाल/क्षेत्रीय #साहित्यिक-प्रयोग

Origin & History

Formed in English from ‘often’ + ‘time’; recorded especially in earlier/older usage as a variant of ‘oftentimes’.

अंग्रेज़ी में ‘often’ + ‘time’ से बना; पुराने/पूर्ववर्ती प्रयोग में विशेषतः मिलता है और ‘oftentimes’ का एक रूपांतर माना जाता है।

Definition

Used as an adverb meaning ‘often’ or ‘frequently’; it is chiefly archaic or dialectal and is now uncommon in standard modern English.

‘अक्सर/बार-बार’ के अर्थ में क्रिया-विशेषण; यह शब्द प्रायः पुरातन (archaic) या बोलचाल/क्षेत्रीय (dialectal) रूप में मिलता है और आधुनिक मानक अंग्रेज़ी में कम प्रचलित है।

Parts of Speech

Adverb:
Oftentime he would wander by the river at dusk.
अक्सर वह संध्या के समय नदी किनारे टहलता रहता था।

Usage Examples

Oftentime, the simplest answer is the correct one.
In old tales, heroes oftentime face trials before their reward.
She wrote that oftentime she felt homesick during winter.

Synonyms

Often Frequently Many a time Oftentimes Repeatedly Commonly

Related Forms

Adverb
Often / Oftentimes / Oftentime

Idioms & Phrases

Oftentime (often) the case
अक्सर ऐसा ही होता है
As is oftentime said
जैसा कि अक्सर कहा जाता है