Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Oft /(ŏft; 115)/ · IPA /ɔft/ adv. a. 01 adv. Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. 1. Often; frequently; not rarely; many times.[Poetic] “Oft she rejects, but never once offends.” — Pope. 02 a. Frequent; often; repeated. 1. Frequent; often; repeated.[Poetic]