oft

Meaning

often

Concepts

often

frequently

oftentimes

commonly

regularly

repeatedly

a lot

now and then

occasionally

greatly

much

substantially

vastly

eagerly

incessantly

closely

fixedly

narrowly

again and again

many times over

many

numerous

many a time

all the time

oft

oftentime

ofttimes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔft/

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.

Sentences

Nicht oft kommt es vor , dass man sich über einen Stau freut .

It is not often that you are happy about a traffic jam.

Oft wird einfach nur ein Text von der deutschen Presseagentur übernommen .

Often just a text is taken over by the German press agency.

Männchen haben oft ein hell geflecktes Gesicht .

Males often have a brightly spotted face.

Diese Frage ist sehr oft aufgekommen .

This question has come up very often.

Wegen seiner halluzinogenen Wirkung wird es oft als Rauschmittel verwendet .

Because of its hallucinogenic effect, it is often used as an intoxicant.

Nach der Paarung frisst das Weibchen oft das deutlich kleinere Männchen auf .

After mating, the female often eats the much smaller male.

Oft wird in der Mathematik bei der Landau-Notation das Gleichheitszeichen verwendet .

In mathematics, the equal sign is often used in Landau notation.

Es ist oft interessant , wie sich das Rateteam „ verläuft “ oder „verheddert“.

It is often interesting how the rat team "gets lost" or "tangled up".