Oft Definition

ôft, ŏft
adverb

Often.

An oft-heard expression.
Webster's New World
Often. Often used in combination.
His oft-expressed philosophy; oft-repeated tales.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
abbreviation
(UK) Office of Fair Trading.
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Origin of Oft

  • Middle English from Old English upo in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Oft Sentence Examples

  • This one was oft repeated and rankled her whenever she heard it.

  • They both spoke as if what said was oft repeated.

  • We tackle our work; professionally and without rancor to one another in spite of a pall of indecision that oft times seeps in like a chill from a leaky window frame.

  • In an oft quoted dictum he said Probably the most objectionable are found in the complex standard form conditions which are now so common.

  • Let good men, for good deeds, covet good fame, Since place and riches oft are bribes of shame.

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