Definitions for oft
ɔft, ɒftoft

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimesadverb

   many times at short intervals

   "we often met over a cup of coffee"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oftadverb

   often; frequently; not rarely; many times.

   An oft-told tale

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oftadverb

   Often; frequently; not rarely; not seldom.

   Etymology: oft , Saxon.

   In labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 2 Cor. ii. 23.

   It may be a true faith, for so much as it is; it is one part of true faith, which is oft mistaken for the whole. Henry Hammond.

   Favours to none, to all she smiles extends,
   Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Alexander Pope, Ra. Locke.

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1. oft

   "Oft" is an adverb that is a shortened or poetic form of the word "often." It is used to indicate something happening frequently or repeatedly.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oft

   oft, Often, of′n, adv. frequently: many times.—adj. Oft′en (B.), frequent.—n. Oft′enness, frequency.—advs. Oft′times, Oft′entimes, many times: frequently. [A.S. oft; Ger. oft, Goth. ufta.]

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1. OFT

   What does OFT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the OFT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for oft »

1. FOT

How to pronounce oft?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oft in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of oft in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   Reputation is an idle and most false imposition oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

2. J. R. R Tolkien, Elrond from The Lord of the Rings:

   Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them becuase they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere.

3. Lucan:

   A show of daring oft conceals great fear.

4. William Shakespeare:

   Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them The good is oft interred with their bones.

5. Andreas Simic:

   Worry is oft an act of fiction created by the mind. Best let facts dictate

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=oft
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oft
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=oft
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=oft