Origin:
before 900; Middle English oft(e), Old English oft; cognate with Old Frisian ofta, Old Saxon oft(o), German oft, Old Norse opt
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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| —adv | |
| short for often (archaic or poetic except in combinations such as oft-repeated and oft-recurring) | |
| [Old English oft; related to Old High German ofto] | |
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| OFT | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Office of Fair Trading | |
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oft
O.E. oft, akin to O.Fris. ofta, Dan. ofte, Ger. oft, O.N. opt, Goth. ufta "often;" of unknown origin. Archaic except in compounds (e.g. oft-told), and replaced by its derivative often.
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Example sentences
Reciprocal altruism, as you might expect, is the oft-employed explanation for human friendship formation.
Here are four oft-overlooked features worth considering.
The oft-cited drawback to space-based power has been the cost of setting up the infrastructure.
Take the carry trade, a strategy oft-cited by investment pundits to explain market activity.
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