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1 often
كَثيرًا \ lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (only in negative sentences or questions; always after the verb) often: Does he come here much?, (with p.p) greatly a much-loved friend, (with verbs (a) it must not come between the verb and its object, (b) it may come at the end of a negative sentence or question, (c) it may only come at the end of a statement if it follows very) greatly: I don’t much like it or (I don’t like it). often: many times: It often rains in winter. -
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3 often
مِرَارًا \ often: many times: It often rains in winter. -
4 every so often
sometimes; occasionally:أحْيانا، من حينٍ إلى آخَرI meet him at the club every so often.
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5 tag along
( often with behind or with)to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted:يَلْحَق شَخْصا آخر دون أن يكونَ مَرْغوباWe never get away from him – everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)!
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6 all set
( often with to)ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something):جاهِز، مُسْتَعِدWe were all set to leave when the phone rang.
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7 be the matter
( often with with)to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong:Is anything the matter?
ماذا يُضايِقُكَ؟ ما الأمْر؟What's the matter with you?
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8 drop out
( often with of)to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society:يَتَساقَطُ من التَّعْليمShe's dropped out of college.
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9 fall short
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10 fit in
( often with with)to be able to live, exist etc in agreement or harmony:يَتَّفِق مَعShe doesn't fit in with the other children.
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11 for example
( often abbreviated to eg) [iːˈdʒiː]for instance; as an example:مَثَلاSeveral European countries have no sea-coast – for example, Switzerland and Austria.
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12 get along
( often with with)to be friendly or on good terms (with someone):يَنْسَجِم مع، يَكون عَلى وِفاق معThe children just cannot get along together.
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13 have it out
( often with with)to argue with (a person) in order to put an end to some disagreement:يُسَوّي المُشْكِلَهI'm going to have it out with her once and for all.
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14 hit out
( often with against or at)to attempt to hit:يُسَدِّدُ ضَرْبَةًThe injured man hit out blindly at his attackers.
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15 I etc might have known
(often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case:كان من المُحْتَمَل أنI might have known you would lose the key!
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16 lash out
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17 let fly
( often with at)to throw, shoot or send out violently:يَقْذِفُ السِّهامHe let fly (an arrow) at the target.
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18 measure up
( often with to)to reach a certain required standard:يَصِل المُستَوى المَطْلوبJohn's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).
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19 muscle in
( often with on)to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force:يَقْتَحِم أو يُشارِك بالقُوَّهThe large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.
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20 opt out
( often with of)to choose or decide not to do something or take part in something:يَخْتار، يُفاضِلYou promised to help us, so you can't opt out (of it) now.
См. также в других словарях:
often — often, frequently, oft, oftentimes may be used with little or no distinction to mean again and again in more or less close succession. But often stresses the number of times a thing occurs, without regard to the interval of recurrence; frequently … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Often — Of ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] Thine often infirmities. 1 Tim. v. 23. [1913 Webster] And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — In current English this is more usually pronounced with the t silent. The comparative forms oftener and oftenest are permissible, although more often and most often are more commonly used … Modern English usage
often — (also archaic or N. Amer. oftentimes) ► ADVERB (oftener, oftenest) 1) frequently. 2) in many instances. USAGE The comparative and superlative forms oftener and oftenest are not incorrect, but are rarely used now in British English, the more usual … English terms dictionary
Often — Of ten ([o^]f n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener} ([o^]f n*[ e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — index chronic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
often — (adv.) c.1300, extended form of OFT (Cf. oft), originally before vowels and h , probably by influence of M.E. selden seldom. In common use from 16c., replacing oft … Etymology dictionary
often — [adv] frequently again and again, a number of times, generally, many a time, much, oftentimes, ofttimes, over and over, recurrently, regularly, repeatedly, time after time, time and again, usually; concept 541 Ant. infrequently, rarely, seldom … New thesaurus
often — [ôf′ən, äf′ən; ôf′tən, äf′tən] adv. [ME var. of OFT] many times; repeatedly; frequently adj. Archaic frequent … English World dictionary
often — of|ten W1S1 [ˈɔfən, ˈɔftən US ˈo:f ] adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: oft] 1.) if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times = ↑frequently ▪ She often works at the weekend. ▪ If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
often — of|ten [ ɔfn ] adverb *** 1. ) on many occasions or in many situations: Often, students with family problems have difficulties at school. Boredom often leads to bad behavior. The home is often the most likely place in which someone is injured.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English