many a time and oft
Frequently.
Signor Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my monies, and my usances:
oft
/ɔft/
adv 1name 1noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
alone, gentle, good
VERB + OFT
change, displayed, loan, wind
OFT + NOUN
hast, hesperia, itself, renown, troy's
PREP.
'as, with
ADV.
then
Definitions
adv
1
often; frequently; not rarely
An oft-told tale
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.
name
1
Initialism of Office of Fair Trading.
noun
1
Initialism of orbital flight test.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — many times at short intervals
- frequently
- often
- oftentimes
- ofttimes
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
Alternative form of the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Example Bank
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An oft-told tale
Wiktionary02
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
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1819, George Gordon Byron, John Galt (biography), The Pophecy of Dante, Canto the Fourth, 1857, The Complete Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1, page 403, And how is it that they, the sons of fame, Whose i
Wiktionary04
A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.
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Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
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A noble man by woman's gentle word may oft be led.
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i Register
In some senses, oft is marked as poetic, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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