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frequent

[free-kwuhnt, fri-kwent, free-kwuhnt]

adjective

  1. happening or occurring at short intervals.

    to make frequent trips to Tokyo.

  2. constant, habitual, or regular.

    a frequent guest.

  3. located at short distances apart.

    frequent towns along the shore.



verb (used with object)

  1. to visit often; go often to; be often in.

    to frequent the art galleries.

frequent

adjective

  1. recurring at short intervals

  2. constant or habitual

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to visit repeatedly or habitually

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • frequentable adjective
  • frequenter noun
  • frequentness noun
  • nonfrequent adjective
  • nonfrequently adverb
  • overfrequent adjective
  • overfrequently adverb
  • unfrequent adjective
  • unfrequently adverb
  • unfrequentable adjective
  • well-frequented adjective
  • ڰˈܱԳٱ noun
  • ˈڰܱԳٲԱ noun
  • ڰˈܱԳٲ adjective
  • ˈڰܱԳٱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frequent1

First recorded in 1400–50; (for the adjective) late Middle English: “ample, profuse,” from Latin frequent-, stem of ڰŧԲ “crowded, full, repeated”; verb derivative of the adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frequent1

C16: from Latin ڰŧԲ numerous; perhaps related to Latin ڲī to stuff
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Example Sentences

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Some car washes, which were a frequent target of agents last week, have also temporarily closed.

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Dear Liz: I have too many credit cards that I opened to get frequent flier points.

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But they have become a frequent sight in recent days, as anger has grown in response to viral videos of swift and violent apprehensions.

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The first yellow heat-health alerts have been issued for 2025 while the Met Office is also warning of thunderstorms which will bring frequent lightning, gusty winds, hail and torrential downpours.

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Guard members are not full time, and undergo less frequent training, and Marines retain the youngest service members of all the military branches.

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