more often than not

Mo·ré of·ten than not

M m

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-rey aw-fuh n, of-uh n th an, th en not]
- /məˈreɪ ˈɔ fən, ˈɒf ən ðæn, ðɛn nɒt/
- /mɔː(r) ˈɒfn ðən nɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-rey aw-fuh n, of-uh n th an, th en not]
- /məˈreɪ ˈɔ fən, ˈɒf ən ðæn, ðɛn nɒt/

Definitions of more often than not words

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".

regularly — at regular times or intervals.
frequently — often; many times; at short intervals.
generally — usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
ordinarily — most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.

infrequently — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
rarely — on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom: I'm rarely late for appointments.
seldom — on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.
uncommonly — in an uncommon or unusual manner or degree.
unusually — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.

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