oft

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

often.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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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

Words nearby oft

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