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oft
[ awft, oft ]
/ Éft, Éft /
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for oft (1 of 2)
oft
/ (Éft) /
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
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