oft

[ awft, oft ]
/ ɔft, ɒft /
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adverb Literary.

often.

Origin of oft

before 900; Middle English oft(e), Old English oft; cognate with Old Frisian ofta, Old Saxon oft(o), German oft, Old Norse opt

Words nearby oft

ofr., ofris, ofris., ofs, ofsted, oft, oftel, often, often as not, oftentimes, ofuro

Words related to oft

regularly, considerably, often, indeed, exceptionally, highly, very, frequently, extremely, again, customarily, commonly, generally, intermittently, usually, periodically, oftentimes, ofttimes, decidedly, eminently

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British Dictionary definitions for oft (1 of 2)

oft
/ (ɒft) /

adverb

short for often (archaic or poetic except in combinations such as oft-repeated and oft-recurring)

Word Origin for oft

Old English oft; related to Old High German ofto

British Dictionary definitions for oft (2 of 2)

OFT

abbreviation for (in Britain)

Office of Fair Trading