oft
adverb
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oft
American
[awft, oft]
/ ɔft, ɒft /
adverb
Literary.
OFT
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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
Example Sentences
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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
“I don’t know,” she was oft quoted as saying.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
In the field, he would sleep in the saddle oft as not, he claimed, so as to be well rested should he come upon a battle.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Boeing first tried to do this back in December 2019 with a mission called OFT, or Orbital Flight Test.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
OFT-2 aims to demonstrate that Starliner can rendezvous and dock with the space station, a task it failed to accomplish during the original OFT after suffering a number of software glitches.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 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 thinks that as much as £1.8bn a year may now be being lent by payday lenders.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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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