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===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|oft}} (also {{m|enm|ofte}}, {{m|enm|often}} > Modern English {{mcog|en|often}}), from {{inh|en|ang|oft|t=often}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*oftu}}, {{m|gmw-pro|*oftō}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uftō|t=often}}. Cognate with {{cog|stq|oafte|t=oft, often}}, {{cog|fy|oft}}, {{m|fy|ofte|t=oft, often}}, {{cog|nl|oft|t=oft, often}}, {{cog|de|oft|t=oft, often}}. More at {{l|en|often}}.
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|en|/ɔft/|a=GenAm}}, {{enPR|ôft}}
* {{a|cot-caught|Canada}} {{IPA|en|/ɑft/|a=cot-caught}}, {{enPR|ŏft}}
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|en|/ɒft/|a=RP}}, {{enPR|ŏft}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɒft|s=1}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-oft.ogg|Audio (a=US)}}
 
===Adverb===
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# {{lb|en|chiefly|poetic|dialectal|and in combination}} [[often]]; [[frequently]]; not rarely
#: ''{{ux|en|An '''oft'''-told tale''}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare All's Well|II|1|text=What I can do, can do no hurt to try: / <br>Since you ſet up your reſt 'gainſt remedy: / <br>He that of greateſt works is finiſher, / <br>'''Oft''' does them by the weakeſt miniſter; / <br>So holy writ in babes hath judgment ſhown, / <br>When judges have been babes.}}▼
#* '''1623''', {{w|William Shakespeare}}, ''{{w|All's Well That Ends Well}}'', Act II, Scene 1, '''1765''', [[w:Samuel Johnson|Samuel Johnson]], [[w:George Steevens|George Steevens]] (editors), ''{{w|The Plays of William Shakespeare}}'', Volume 4, 1778, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uR8JAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA45&dq=%22He+that+of+greatest+works+is+finisher%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GnNrUb2uEYfMrQfeoYH4Dw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22He%20that%20of%20greatest%20works%20is%20finisher%22&f=false page 45],
▲#*: What I can do, can do no hurt to try: / Since you ſet up your reſt 'gainſt remedy: / He that of greateſt works is finiſher, / '''Oft''' does them by the weakeſt miniſter; / So holy writ in babes hath judgment ſhown, / When judges have been babes.
#* '''1819''', [[w:Lord Byron|George Gordon Byron]], John Galt (biography), ''The Pophecy of Dante'', Canto the Fourth, '''1857''', ''The Complete Works of Lord Byron'', Volume 1, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=cqNOAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA403&dq=%22And+how+is+it+that+they,+the+sons+of+fame%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nJ9rUbW4ENCaiAfM5YDwCQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22And%20how%20is%20it%20that%20they%2C%20the%20sons%20of%20fame%22&f=false page 403],
#*: And how is it that they, the sons of fame, / <br>Whose inspiration seems to them to shine / <br>From high, they whom the nations '''oftest''' name, / <br>Must pass their days in penury or pain, / <br>Or step to grandeur through the paths of shame, / <br>And wear a deeper brand and gaudier chain?
#* '''1902''', James H. Mulligan, ''In Kentucky'', quoted in 2005, Wade Hall (editor), ''The Kentucky Anthology'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Vs8ugbiI7X4C&pg=PA203&dq=%22ofter%22%7C%22oftest%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r3hrUZKpEqeviQeKtoFY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22ofter%22%7C%22oftest%22&f=false page 203],
#*: The moonlight falls the softest / <br>In Kentucky; / <br>The summer days come '''oftest''' / <br>In Kentucky;
 
====Usage notes====
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====Derived terms====
* {{lder2|en|oft-repeated|oft-mentioned|oft-used|many a time and oft}}
 
====Related terms====
* {{l|en|many a time and oft}}
* {{l|en|often}}
 
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* French: {{t+|fr|souvent}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ხშირად}}
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|часто}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|אַ סך מאָל|tr=a sakh mol|sc=Hebr}}
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* {{anagrams|en|a=fot|FOT|TOF}}
 
[[Category:{{C|en:|Time]]}}
 
==Dutch==
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===Etymology===
From {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ufta}}. Cognate with {{cog|en|oft}} and {{cog|de|oft}}.
 
===Adverb===
{{nl-adv|ofter}}
 
# {{lb|nl|obsolete}} [[often]]
 
===Further reading===
[https://ivdnt.org/woordenboeken/zoeken-in-woordenboeken/?w=oft oft - instituut voor de Nederlandse taal]
 
==German==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|de|gmh|ofte}}, {{m|gmh|oft}}, {{m|gmh|uft}}, from {{inh|de|goh|ofta}}, {{m|goh|ofto}}, {{m|goh|oftu}}, from {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ufta}}, {{m|gem-pro|*uftō||often}}. Cognate with {{cog|nl|oft}}, {{cog|en|oft}} and {{m|en|often}}.
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ɔft/}}
* {{audio|de|De-oft.ogg|Audio}}
 
===Adverb===
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# [[often]]
*#: {{lsyn|de|dauernd}}, {{l|de|des Öfteren}}, {{l|de|fortgesetzt}}, {{l|de|gehäuft}}, {{l|de|häufig}}, {{l|de|immer wieder}}, {{l|de|laufend}}, {{l|de|mehrfach}}, {{l|de|mehrmalig}}, {{l|de|mehrmals}}, {{l|de|öfter}}, {{l|de|öfters}}, {{l|de|oftmalig}}, {{l|de|oftmals}}, {{l|de|regelmäßig}}, {{l|de|ständig}}, {{l|de|vielfach}}, {{l|de|vielmals}}, {{l|de|wiederholt}}, {{l|de|x-mal}}, {{l|de|zigmal}}▼
 
====Usage notes====
* The superlative is, for whatever reason, sometimes frowned upon and is predominantly replaced with {{m|de|am [[häufigsten]]}} in formal style. The comparative is also sometimes replaced with {{m|de|häufiger}}.
* The comparative is occasionally replaced with [[häufiger]]. The superlative, although correct and existent, is not in widespread usage everywhere and is generally replaced with [[häufigsten]].
 
====Synonyms====
▲* {{l|de|dauernd}}, {{l|de|des Öfteren}}, {{l|de|fortgesetzt}}, {{l|de|gehäuft}}, {{l|de|häufig}}, {{l|de|immer wieder}}, {{l|de|laufend}}, {{l|de|mehrfach}}, {{l|de|mehrmalig}}, {{l|de|mehrmals}}, {{l|de|öfter}}, {{l|de|öfters}}, {{l|de|oftmalig}}, {{l|de|oftmals}}, {{l|de|regelmäßig}}, {{l|de|ständig}}, {{l|de|vielfach}}, {{l|de|vielmals}}, {{l|de|wiederholt}}, {{l|de|x-mal}}, {{l|de|zigmal}}
* {{lb|de|colloquial|figurative}}: {{l|de|dutzendfach}}, {{l|de|dutzendmal}}, {{l|de|hundertmal}}, {{l|de|tausendmal}}, {{l|de|millionenmal}}
 
===Further reading===
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{R:DWDS}}
 
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==Hunsrik==
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===Further reading===
* [https://hunsriqueanoriograndense.wordpress.com/dicionario-werterbuch/ Online Hunsrik Dictionary]
 
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==Icelandic==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|is|non|oft||often}} and {{m|non|opt||oft, often}}.
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{rhymes|is|ɔft|s=1}}
 
===Adverb===
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#: {{ux|is|Ég fer '''oft''' í ræktina.|I '''often''' go to the gym.}}
#: {{ux|is|Ég er '''oftast''' í [[tölva|tölvunni]].|I spend '''most''' of my time on the [[computer]].}}
#: {{ux|is|Ég hef [[sigra]]ð '''oftar''' en þú!|I've won '''more oftenoftener''' than you!}}
 
====Derived terms====
* {{l|is|oftar en ekki}} (more often than not)
 
==Luxembourgish==
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===Adverb===
{{head|lb|adverb}}
 
# [[often]]
 
====Synonyms====
*{{l|lb|dacks}}
*{{l|lb|heefeg}}
 
# [[often]] (in [[many]] [[cases]])
 
====Synonyms====
*{{l|lb|dacks}}
*{{l|lb|gemengerhand}}
 
==Old English==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ufta}}.
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Adverb===
{{ang-adv|comp=oftor|sup=oftost}}
 
# [[often]], [[oft#English|oft]]
#* {{quote-book|ang|text='''''Oft''' him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð, <br/>Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ''|t=A loner '''oft''' waits a grace for himself, <br/>Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful|title=The Wanderer|year=10th century|url=https://www.oldenglishaerobics.net/wanderer.html#w0000001}}
#: {{uxi|ang|[[oftræde|'''oft'''rǣde]]|always available; frequent}}
#* {{quote-book|ang|text='''''Oft''' iċ wīġ sēo, frēcne feohtan.''|t=I '''oft''' see a war, a dangerous battle.|title=Exeter Book Riddle 5|year=10th century|url=https://www.oldenglishaerobics.net/riddles.html#w0000012}}
#: {{uxi|ang|[[oftþweal|'''oft'''þwēal]]|frequent washing}}
 
#: {{uxi|ang|[[oftfeþre|'''oft'''fēþre]]|oft-loaded, requiring several trips to carry}}
====Antonyms====
* {{l|ang|seldan}}
 
====Descendants====
* {{descdesctree|enenm|oft}}, {{l|en|oftenofte}}
 
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==Old Norse==
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* {{desc|no|ofte}}
{{bottom}}
 
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==Old Saxon==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|osx|gem-pro|*ufta}}.
 
===Adverb===
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* {{desc|nds|oft}}
{{bottom}}
 
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==Pennsylvania German==
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* {{l|pdc|efders}}
* {{l|pdc|oftmols}}
 
==Romanian==
 
===Etymology===
From {{m|ro|aht}}.
 
===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|ofturi}}
 
# [[sigh]]
 
====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n-uri}}
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