oft

often; frequently; not rarely

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔft/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: oft

Cognate with English: often

Inherited from Old English: oft

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: oafte

Cognate with Western Frisian: oft

Cognate with Dutch: oft

Cognate with German: oft

In summary

From Middle English oft (also ofte, often > Modern English often), from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-West Germanic *oftu, *oftō, from Proto-Germanic *uftō (“often”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian oafte (“oft, often”), West Frisian oft, ofte (“oft, often”), Dutch oft (“oft, often”), German oft (“oft, often”). More at often.

Synonyms

often

frequently

ofttimes

repeatedly

oftentimes

many times

oftentime

commonly

all the time

Translations

souvent

συχνά

fréquemment

freqüentemente

vira e mexe

frequentemente

amiúde

sovente

muitas vezes

frequentemente

com freqüência

öfters

beaucoup

assez souvent

öfter