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- [awft, oft]
- /ɔft, ɒft/
- /ɒft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awft, oft]
- /ɔft, ɒft/
Definitions of oft word
- abbreviation OFT often. 1
- noun oft (chiefly, poetic, dialectal, and in combination) often; frequently; not rarely; many times. 1
- adverb oft short for often (archaic or poetic except in combinations such as oft-repeated and oft-recurring) 0
- abbreviation OFT Office of Fair Trading 0
- abbreviation OFT often 0
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Origin of oft
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English oft(e), Old English oft; cognate with Old Frisian ofta, Old Saxon oft(o), German oft, Old Norse opt
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Parts of speech for Oft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
oft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for oft
adverb oft
- commonly — usually; ordinarily
- repeatedly — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- again and again — You can use again and again or time and again to emphasize that something happens many times.
- generally — usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
- intermittently — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
Antonyms for oft
adverb oft
- rarely — on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom: I'm rarely late for appointments.
- seldom — on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.
- infrequently — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- not much — very little
- uncommonly — in an uncommon or unusual manner or degree.
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