oft

[ awft, oft ]

/ ɔft, ɒft /

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adverb Literary.

Nearby words

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

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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Examples from the Web for oft

The evolution of style is oft studied but rarely understood in any comprehensive manner.
100 Years of Beauty Styles in 1 Minute|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The conforms of systemic racism have caused a precious grasping of your blackness that oft times seeks to destroy us.
‘black-ish’ Keeps It Real about the Invisible Black Man|Judnick Mayard|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe," after all.
Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police|Hussein Ibish|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the past, Obama has been oft criticized for weak bargaining.
Obama Launches Tax Cut Fight|Daniel Stone|July 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The Maid had by her first triumph given the "sign" so oft demanded of her that she was truly the envoy of God.
The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue
But shall she not prevail, And sway you, as she oft hath done before?Gent.
Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10)|Francis Beaumont
Second-rate man Boswell may have been, as he himself so oft admits, yet as a biographer he stands first in the front rank.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
It came about, as I have oft noted things to do, after a metely deal of talk, yet right suddenly in the end.
Joyce Morrell's Harvest|Emily Sarah Holt
Oft with lying skill men veneer the plaster pillar with slabs of marble, and hide soft wood with strips of mahogany.
Right Living as a Fine Art|Newell Dwight Hillis

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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