"oft" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /ɔft/ Audio: De-oft.ogg Forms: öfter [comparative], am öftesten [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ofte}} Middle High German ofte, {{m|gmh|oft}} oft, {{m|gmh|uft}} uft, {{inh|de|goh|ofta}} Old High German ofta, {{m|goh|ofto}} ofto, {{m|goh|oftu}} oftu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ufta}} Proto-Germanic *ufta, {{m|gem-pro|*uftō||often}} *uftō (“often”), {{cog|nl|oft}} Dutch oft, {{cog|en|oft}} English oft, {{m|en|often}} often Head templates: {{head|de|adverb|comparative|öfter|superlative|am öftesten|head=|sort=}} oft (comparative öfter, superlative am öftesten), {{de-adv|öfter|öftesten}} oft (comparative öfter, superlative am öftesten)
  1. often
    Sense id: en-oft-de-adv-k8aBSPSs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: dauernd, des Öfteren, fortgesetzt, gehäuft, häufig, immer wieder, laufend, mehrfach, mehrmalig, mehrmals, öfter, öfters, oftmalig, oftmals, regelmäßig, ständig, vielfach, vielmals, dutzendfach [colloquial, figuratively], dutzendmal [colloquial, figuratively], hundertmal [colloquial, figuratively], tausendmal [colloquial, figuratively], millionenmal [colloquial, figuratively]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for oft meaning in German (2.9kB)

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          "word": "gehäuft"
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          "word": "häufig"
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          "word": "immer wieder"
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          "word": "laufend"
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          "word": "mehrfach"
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          "word": "mehrmalig"
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          "word": "gehäuft"
        },
        {
          "word": "häufig"
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        {
          "word": "immer wieder"
        },
        {
          "word": "laufend"
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          "word": "mehrfach"
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          "word": "mehrmalig"
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          "word": "öfter"
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      "word": "millionenmal"
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