frequent

[ adjective free-kwuhnt; verb 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

verb

1. tr to visit repeatedly or habitually

Derived Forms

• freˈquenter, noun
• ˈfrequentness, noun
• freˈquentable, adjective
• ˈfrequently, adverb

Other Words From

• fre·quenta·ble adjective
• fre·quenter noun
• frequent·ness noun
• non·frequent adjective
• non·frequent·ly adverb
• over·frequent adjective
• over·frequent·ly adverb
• un·frequent adjective
• un·frequent·ly adverb
• unfre·quenta·ble adjective
• well-fre·quented adjective

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 frequēns “crowded, full, repeated”; verb derivative of the adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of frequent¹

C16: from Latin frequēns numerous; perhaps related to Latin farcīre to stuff

Example Sentences

Think of it as a frequent buyer program for personal karma, or a spiritual band-aid.

From The Daily Beast

As a major source for steel during World War II, Sheffield was a frequent target of bombing raids.

From The Daily Beast

I inherited the Arnold Family Thunder ThighsTM, which was a source of frequent teasing and distress for me as a child.

From The Daily Beast

It shows what the experience of any frequent flyer already demonstrates.

From The Daily Beast

She married an architect and their children, Dialta as well as another daughter and two sons, were frequent guests at La Pietra.

From The Daily Beast

Diacetic acid occurs in the same conditions as acetone, but is less frequent and has more serious significance.

From Project Gutenberg

In the outskirts of the city, skirmishes between Spanish troops and rebels were of frequent occurrence.

From Project Gutenberg

This little book contains many of the legal principles that are in most frequent use, as readers will learn who carefully read it.

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They require frequent cleaning with a long wire and a bit of tow, and in some large towns there are professional pipe-cleaners.

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It would not have been safe to use stone above the lower floor on account of the frequent earthquakes.

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Related Words

• commonplace
• constant
• continual
• incessant
• intermittent
• numerous
• periodic
• persistent
• recurrent
• usual