souvent — meaning in English French → English · translate English → French instead English meaning oft adv Often; frequently. Now mostly literary or used in compound words. often adv Frequently; many times. Senses souvent is used for these senses in English: a lot (informal) Often; frequently. oft (chiefly, poetic, dialectal, and in combination) often; frequently; not rarely often Frequently; many times on different occasions. Related French words beaucoup souventefois