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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
For on the eve of the sudden assault a dream came to my brother in a troubled sleep; and afterwards a like dream came oft to him again, and once to me.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
This is actually Rosie’s second flight, as the mannequin also rode along for the original OFT mission back in 2019.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
Rosie rode aboard the first OFT and provided engineers data about G-force exertion on the body during launch.
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
Cirrus were not fined as its parent company had brought the arrangement to the attention of the OFT in December 2009.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2013
OFT I had heard of Lucy Gray; And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day, The solitary child.
From English Songs and Ballads by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland
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