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) (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 shineFrom 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 softestIn Kentucky;The summer days come oftestIn Kentucky; ==== Usage notes ==== In widespread contemporary use in combination. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== often ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === FOT, TOF == Dutch == === Conjunction === oft 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) 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 often === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “oft”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse oft (“often”), opt (“oft, often”), from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔft === Adverb === oft (comparative oftar, superlative oftast) often ==== Derived terms ==== oftar en ekki (“more often than not”) == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German ofte, oft, uft, from Old High German ofta, ofto, oftu, from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). === Adverb === oft often ==== Synonyms ==== dacks heefeg often (in many cases) ==== Synonyms ==== dacks gemengerhand == Middle English == === Adverb === oft alternative form of ofte == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ufta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oft/ === Adverb === oft (comparative oftor, superlative oftost) often, oft ==== Antonyms ==== seldan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ofte, oftEnglish: oft, oftenScots: aft, aften == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === opt === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ufta. === Adverb === oft often ==== Descendants ==== == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ufta. === Adverb === oft often ==== Descendants ==== == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German oft, English often, Swedish ofta. === Adverb === oft often, frequently ==== Synonyms ==== efders oftmols == Romanian == === Etymology === From aht. === Noun === oft n (plural ofturi) sigh ==== Declension ====