oft
Origin of oft
Related Words for oft
regularly, considerably, often, indeed, exceptionally, highly, very, frequently, extremely, again, customarily, commonly, generally, intermittently, usually, periodically, oftentimes, ofttimes, oft, decidedlyExamples from the Web for oft
Contemporary Examples of oft
The evolution of style is oft studied but rarely understood in any comprehensive manner.
The conforms of systemic racism have caused a precious grasping of your blackness that oft times seeks to destroy us.
"Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe," after all.
In the past, Obama has been oft criticized for weak bargaining.
Historical Examples of oft
The happiest of us has been weary of her many a time and oft.
The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")Nathaniel Hawthorne
His oft quoted maxim was, "It is better to wear out than to rust out."
Cleveland Past and PresentMaurice Joblin
And many a time and oft it do be coming and us not thinking of it.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Many a time and oft he has let me go to St. Penfer when it was raining and blowing.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
"I've oft telt thee so," said Mattha, not fearing the character of a Job's comforter.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
oft
- short for often (archaic or poetic except in combinations such as oft-repeated and oft-recurring)
Word Origin for oft
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Word Origin and History for oft
Old English oft "often, frequently," from Proto-Germanic *ofta- "frequently" (cf. Old Frisian ofta, Danish ofte, Old High German ofto, German oft, Old Norse opt, Gothic ufta "often"), of unknown origin. Archaic except in compounds (e.g. oft-told), and replaced by its derivative often.