EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrek (“to cram together”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/
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AdjectiveEdit
frequent (comparative more frequent or frequenter, superlative most frequent or frequentest)
- Done or occurring often; common.
- I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
- There are frequent trains to the beach available.
- I am a frequent visitor to that city.
- Occurring at short intervals.
- Byron
- frequent feudal towers
- Byron
- Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
- Jonathan Swift
- He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.
- Jonathan Swift
- (obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
- Ben Jonson
- 'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
- Ben Jonson
- (obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
- Massinger
- 'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.
- Massinger
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
done or occurring often
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- ^ Schwartzman, The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English
Etymology 2Edit
From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”)
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
frequent (third-person singular simple present frequents, present participle frequenting, simple past and past participle frequented)
- (transitive) To visit often.
- I used to frequent that restaurant.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to visit often
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External linksEdit
- frequent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- frequent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911