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as often as not

as of·ten as not
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [az aw-fuh n, of-uh n az not]
    • /æz ˈɔ fən, ˈɒf ən æz nɒt/
    • /əz ˈɒfn əz nɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [az aw-fuh n, of-uh n az not]
    • /æz ˈɔ fən, ˈɒf ən æz nɒt/

Definitions of as often as not words

  • phrase as often as not If you say that something happens as often as not, or more often than not, you mean that it happens fairly frequently, and that this can be considered as typical of the kind of situation you are talking about. 3
  • noun as often as not quite frequently 3
  • adverb as often as not in about half of all instances 1
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Parts of speech for As often as not

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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as often as not popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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