adv
oft
oft
adv
1
Often; frequently. Now mostly literary or used in compound words.
"The poem speaks of a love oft remembered but never forgotten."
How to Use Oft
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned or poetic way of saying "often" — rarely used alone in modern speech.
When to use it
Mostly seen today in literary writing or fused into compounds like "oft-cited" and "oft-repeated".
Common pairings
oft-cited
oft-repeated
oft-quoted
Word Forms
ofter comparative, oftest superlative
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Etymology
From Old English oft, "often" — the older, shorter ancestor of the modern word "often".