Frequency and duration – English vocabulary
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26 English words with meanings: a week/month/year (etc.)…, day after day, for, for ages, frequency… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking…
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- a week/month/year (etc.) [every] (phrase) — used to say something happens once in each period of time
Example:I go jogging every week.
Synonyms: each, per - day after day /deɪ 'æftər deɪ/ (phrase) — repeatedly every day for a long time
Example:He worked day after day.
Synonyms: daily, repeatedly, every day - for /fɔ:r/ (preposition) — for a period of time up to a point or event
Example:I stayed there for two hours.
Synonyms: during, throughout, over - for ages /fɔ:r 'eɪdʒɪz/ (phrase) — for a very long time
Example:I haven't seen him for ages.
Synonyms: for a long time, for years, for ages and ages - frequency /'fri:kwənsi/ (noun) — how often something happens
Example:The frequency of the meetings increased.
Synonyms: rate, occurrence, regularity - frequently /'fri:kwəntli/ (adverb) — many times; often
Example:We frequently visit our grandparents.
Synonyms: often, regularly, commonly - hardly ever /'hɑ:rdli 'evər/ (adverb) — almost never
Example:I hardly ever eat fast food.
Synonyms: almost never, rarely, seldom - in a row /ɪn ə roʊ/ (phrase) — one after another without stopping
Example:She won three games in a row.
Synonyms: consecutively, successively - last long /læst lɔ:ŋ/ (phrase) — to continue for a long time
Example:The concert didn't last long.
Synonyms: continue for a long time, go on for a while, endure - monthly /'mʌnθli/ (adjective) — happening or done once every month
Example:We get a monthly magazine.
Synonyms: every month, once a month, per month - night after night /naɪt 'æftər naɪt/ (phrase) — every night for a long time
Example:He studied night after night.
Synonyms: every night, nightly - now and again /naʊ ænd ə'ɡɛn/ (phrase) — sometimes, but not often
Example:We eat there now and again.
Synonyms: sometimes, occasionally - now and then /naʊ ænd ðɛn/ (phrase) — sometimes, at different times
Example:I call my grandparents now and then.
Synonyms: sometimes, from time to time - occasionally /ə'keɪʒənəli/ (adverb) — sometimes, but not often
Example:We occasionally go out for dinner.
Synonyms: sometimes, now and then, from time to time - on and off /ɑn ænd ɔf/ (phrase) — starting and stopping many times
Example:The pain came on and off all day.
Synonyms: intermittently, off and on - once a week/month (etc.) (phrase) — one time in each week, month, or other period
Example:I visit my grandparents once a week.
Synonyms: weekly, monthly, every week - once again /wʌns ə'ɡen/ (phrase) — one more time
Example:Once again, thank you for your help.
Synonyms: again, one more time, anew - once or twice /wʌns ɔr twaɪs/ (phrase) — one or two times
Example:I have seen her once or twice.
Synonyms: a couple of times, one or two times - postpone /poʊst'poʊn/ (verb) — to make something happen later than planned
Example:They postponed the meeting until Friday.
Synonyms: delay, put off, defer - put sth off /pʊt ɔ:f/ (phrase) — to delay doing something until a later time
Example:I put off cleaning my room.
Synonyms: delay, postpone, defer - quarter [three months] /'kwɔ:rtər/ (noun) — a period of three months
Example:The company reports sales every quarter.
Synonyms: three-month period, term, period - quite often /kwaɪt 'ɔ:fən/ (phrase) — many times, but not always
Example:We quite often eat dinner late.
Synonyms: frequently, often, regularly - rarely /'rɛərli/ (adverb) — not often; only a few times
Example:I rarely watch TV.
Synonyms: seldom, infrequently, hardly ever - recently /'ri:səntli/ (adverb) — not long ago
Example:I saw her recently.
Synonyms: lately, not long ago - regularly /'rɛɡjələrli/ (adverb) — At fixed times or in a normal repeated way.
Example:We meet regularly on Fridays.
Synonyms: often, routinely, frequently - right away /raɪt ə'weɪ/ (adverb) — immediately, without waiting
Example:Please come right away.
Synonyms: immediately, at once
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