often
adv. freq.adv. many times or on many occasions. You use this to talk about things that happen regularly or frequently.
adv. frequently; many times in a given period or on numerous occasions.
I often walk to work in the morning.
We often visit our grandparents on the weekend because they live in the same city.
While the symptoms are often mild at first, they can become more severe if the patient does not rest and stay hydrated.
From Middle English often, alteration (with final -n added due to analogy with Middle English selden (“seldom”)) of Middle English ofte, oft, from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-Germanic ufta, uftō (“often”). Cognates Cognate with Scots affen, aften, af'en, oaffen, oaften, oftin (“often”), North Frisian aaft, oftem, oofting (“often”), Saterland Frisian oafte (“often”), German, Luxembourgish and Pennsylvania German oft (“often”), Yiddish אָפֿט (oft, “often”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk ofte (“often”), Faroese, Swedish ofta (“often”), Icelandic oft (“often”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 (ufta, “often”).
Frequency adverb — typically placed before the main verb, but after the verb 'to be'.
I go often to the gymI often go to the gymShort frequency adverbs like 'often' usually sit before the main verb, not after it.