oft
adverb
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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
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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
The lie, oft repeated, becomes for many, the truth.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
“We are partners in crime — in adventures that is,” Abedin says oft her relationship with Clinton.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
He doth not yet know that he must someday die; which oft is the key to immortality.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
After all, the capsule was unable to rendezvous with the ISS during the original OFT in December 2019 after suffering some software glitches shortly after launch.
From Scientific American ● May 20, 2022
Boeing attempted the same uncrewed Starliner flight back in December of 2019, but that mission — called OFT — suffered a series of software glitches.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
Here’s what to expect from Boeing’s mission — called the Orbital Flight Test, or OFT — and why it’s so important.
From The Verge ● Dec. 18, 2019
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 have I dreamed of music rare and fine, The wedded melody of lute and voice, Divinest strains that made my soul rejoice, And woke its inner harmonies divine.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
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