English Explanatory Dictionary

oft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. often; frequently; not rarely
name
  1. Initialism of Office of Fair Trading.
noun
  1. Initialism of orbital flight test.

Pronunciation

/ɔft/ ôft /ɑft/ ŏft /ɒft/ en-us-oft.ogg

Word forms

oft ofter oftest OFTs

Etymology

From Middle English oft (also ofte, often > Modern English often), from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-West Germanic *oftu, *oftō, from Proto-Germanic *uftō (“often”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian oafte (“oft, often”), West Frisian oft, ofte (“oft, often”), Dutch oft (“oft, often”), German oft (“oft, often”). More at often.

Synonyms

OTF

Related words

often

Derived words

many a time and oft oft-mentioned oftness oft-repeated ofttimes oft-used oftwhiles
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