oft
adverb
oft
American
[awft, oft]
/ ɔft, ɒft /
adverb
Literary.
OFT
1
British
abbreviation
oft
2
British
/ ɒft /
adverb
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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It has been oft noted by commentators who excel at statements of the obvious that Berkshire has enough cash to buy many of the world’s most-admired companies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
A mountain man talk talks about surviving the outdoors in an ad that stars singer Sarah McLachlan spoofing her well-known and oft mocked animal-advocacy ad that uses her song “Angel.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
Tolkien was right when he wrote: "Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere."
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2022
Bran did not oft range with them in those days, but some nights he watched them from above.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Boeing also opted to do a redo of OFT — a new mission called OFT-2.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
Second try Boeing’s second attempt at launching Starliner was supposed to happen last August, a year and a half after the botched OFT mission.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
Rosie rode aboard the first OFT and provided engineers data about G-force exertion on the body during launch.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2022
The OFT identified what it called "at least 65 tenders that were affected by the collusive tendering arrangements with a combined value of approximately £1.4m."
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2013
OFT I had heard of Lucy Gray; And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day, The solitary child.
From English Songs and Ballads by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland
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