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单词 oft
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oft

adverb

ˈȯft How to pronounce oft (audio)
: often
oft asked questions
an oft quoted statement

Synonyms

  • again and again
  • constantly
  • continually
  • frequently
  • hourly
  • much
  • often
  • oftentimes
  • ofttimes
  • over and over
  • repeatedly
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Example Sentences

as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German ofto often

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

oft

adverb

ˈȯft How to pronounce oft (audio)
: often
Sometimes I traveled through woods. More oft I passed abandoned fields. Avi, Crispin: The Cross of Lead

oft

adverb

as in often
many times as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • often
  • frequently
  • constantly
  • repeatedly
  • always
  • continually
  • oftentimes
  • ofttimes
  • regularly
  • a lot
  • commonly
  • much
  • time after time
  • time and again
  • again and again
  • consistently
  • hourly
  • again
  • continuously
  • routinely
  • usually
  • unceasingly
  • habitually
  • ordinarily
  • over and over
  • perpetually
  • generally
  • uninterruptedly
  • anew
  • periodically
  • recurrently
  • continuingly
  • afresh
  • intermittently
  • night and day

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • seldom
  • rarely
  • infrequently
  • sometimes
  • little
  • occasionally
  • never
  • now
  • sporadically
  • once
  • now and then
  • ne'er
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