Definitions for oftener
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1. ofteneradverb

   more often or more frequently

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1. ofteneradverb

   more often

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1. oftener

   Oftener is an old-fashioned or less commonly used term for "more often", it means happening or occurring frequently or repeatedly. It is used to compare the frequency of two actions or events.

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How to pronounce oftener?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say oftener in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oftener in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oftener in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of oftener in a Sentence

1. Robert A. Heinlein:

   A pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun - and neither can stop the march of events.

2. Samuel Smiles:

   It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.

3. Alan Marshall Beck:

   A little girl can be sweeter (and badder) oftener than anyone else in the world. She can jitter around, and stomp, and make funny noises that frazzle your nerves, yet just when you open your mouth she stands there demure with that special look in her eyes. A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.

4. Thomas Jefferson:

   I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy.

5. Samuel Smiles:

   It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=oftener
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oftener
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=oftener