oft

[ awft, oft ]
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Origin of oft

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for oft (1 of 2)

oft

/ (ɒft) /


adverb
  1. short for often (archaic or poetic except in combinations such as oft-repeated and oft-recurring)

Origin of oft

1
Old English oft; related to Old High German ofto

British Dictionary definitions for OFT (2 of 2)

OFT

abbreviation for(in Britain)
  1. Office of Fair Trading

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