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  1. adverb Often. Often used in combination: his oft-expressed philosophy; oft-repeated tales.

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  • He will do whatever the elder enumerators request. " —  Scion of Cyador
  • He had so oft, as many a verse declares [65], —  Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals
  • Things long regretted, oft, as many know, —  Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals
  • And oft, ah me! from some —  Brave Men and Women
  • Why did I agree to stay late for her? —  The Best Revenge
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old English; see upo in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English oft, ofte, from Anglo-Saxon oft = Old Saxon oft, ofto = OFries. ofta, ofte = Old High German ofto, Middle High German ofte, German oft = Icelandic oft, opt, ott = Swedish ofta = Danish ofte = Gothic (Moesogothic) ufta, oft, frequently; prob. orig. a case-form of an adjective akin to Greek ὔπατος, highest, a superlative form connected with comparative form ὑπέρ, preposition, = English over: see over. Hence the later form often.
  2. from oft, adv.
 

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