1.
[syn: frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oft \Oft\ ([o^]ft; 115), adv. [AS. oft; akin to OS. & G. oft,
OHG. ofto, Sw. ofta, Dan. ofte, Icel. opt, Goth. ufta; of
uncertain origin. Cf. Often.]
Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. [Poetic]
--Chaucer.
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Oft she rejects, but never once offends. --Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oft \Oft\, a.
Frequent; often; repeated. [Poetic]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oft
adv 1: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup
of coffee" [syn: frequently, often, oftentimes,
oft, ofttimes] [ant: infrequently, rarely,
seldom]