adverb
- more often; more frequently
Usage: comparative form of often; less common than ‘more often’
Examples
- She visits her grandmother oftener than her brother does.
- Rain falls oftener in spring than in summer here.
- He calls home oftener now that he’s away at college.
- The old machine breaks down oftener than the new one.
- We should meet oftener to discuss these issues.
- Birds sing oftener in the early morning hours.