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oft

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔft/, enPR: ôft
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ɑft/, enPR: ŏft
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒft/, enPR: ŏft
• Rhymes: -ɒft
• Homophone: offed

Adverb

oft (comparative ofter, superlative oftest)

1. (chiefly poetic, dialectal, and in combination) often; frequently; not rarely
   • 1819, George Gordon Byron, John Galt (biography), The Pophecy of Dante, Canto the Fourth, 1857, The Complete Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1, page 403,

     And how is it that they, the sons of fame,
     Whose inspiration seems to them to shine
     From high, they whom the nations oftest name,
     Must pass their days in penury or pain,
     Or step to grandeur through the paths of shame,
     And wear a deeper brand and gaudier chain?

   • 1902, James H. Mulligan, In Kentucky, quoted in 2005, Wade Hall (editor), The Kentucky Anthology, page 203,

     The moonlight falls the softest
     In Kentucky;
     The summer days come oftest
     In Kentucky;

Usage notes

• In widespread contemporary use in combination.

Derived terms

Related terms

• often

Translations

Anagrams

• FOT, TOF

Dutch

Conjunction

oft

1. alternative form of ofte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ofte, oft, uft, from Old High German ofta, ofto, oftu, from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). Cognate with Dutch oft, English oft and often.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔft/

Adverb

oft (comparative öfter, superlative am öftesten)

1. often

   Synonyms: dauernd, des Öfteren, fortgesetzt, gehäuft, häufig, immer wieder, laufend, mehrfach, mehrmalig, mehrmals, öfter, öfters, oftmalig, oftmals, regelmäßig, ständig, vielfach, vielmals, wiederholt, x-mal, zigmal

Usage notes

• The superlative is, for whatever reason, sometimes frowned upon and is predominantly replaced with am häufigsten in formal style. The comparative is also sometimes replaced with häufiger.

Synonyms

• (colloquial, figurative): dutzendfach, dutzendmal, hundertmal, tausendmal, millionenmal

See also

Further reading

• “oft” in Duden online
• “oft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oft/

Adverb

oft

1. often

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse oft (“often”) and opt (“oft, often”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔft

Adverb

oft (comparative oftar, superlative oftast)

1. often

Derived terms

• oftar en ekki (“more often than not”)

Luxembourgish

Adverb

oft

1. often

Synonyms

• dacks
• heefeg

1. often (in many cases)

Synonyms

• dacks
• gemengerhand

Middle English

Adverb

oft

1. alternative form of ofte

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ufta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oft/

Adverb

oft (comparative oftor, superlative oftost)

1. often, oft

Antonyms

• seldan

Descendants

• Middle English: ofte, oft
  • English: oft, often
  • Scots: aft, aften

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• opt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ufta.

Adverb

oft

1. often

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ufta.

Adverb

oft

1. often

Descendants

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German oft, English often, Swedish ofta.

Adverb

oft

1. often, frequently

Synonyms

• efders
• oftmols

Romanian

Etymology

From aht.

Noun

oft n (plural ofturi)

1. sigh

Declension

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