What does oft mean?
Definitions for oft
ɔft, ɒftoft
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Princeton's WordNet
frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimesadverb
many times at short intervals
"we often met over a cup of coffee"
Wiktionary
oftadverb
often; frequently; not rarely; many times.
An oft-told tale
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oft in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of oft in a Sentence
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.
Wisdom oft lurks beneath a tattered coat.
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.
Justice oft leans to the side where the purse pulls.
Worry is oft an act of fiction created by the mind. Best let facts dictate
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