What does souvent in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word souvent in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use souvent in French.

The word souvent in French means often, usually, quite often, fairly often, more often than not, pretty often, as often happens, twice as often, usually, mostly, as often as possible, How fickle is woman!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word souvent

often

adverbe (fréquemment)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Nous allons souvent au cinéma ensemble.
We often go to the movies together.

usually

adverbe (dans de nombreux cas)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Quand on conduit trop vite, on a souvent un accident.
Driving too fast will usually cause an accident.

quite often, fairly often

locution adverbiale (fréquemment)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

more often than not, pretty often

locution adverbiale (très souvent)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
More often than not she is is right.

as often happens

locution adverbiale (la plupart du temps)

twice as often

locution adverbiale (le double de fois)

usually, mostly

locution adverbiale (la plupart du temps)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Le plus souvent, il neige l'hiver dans cette région.

as often as possible

locution adverbiale (aussi souvent de possible)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

How fickle is woman!

(une femme change souvent d'avis)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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