frequently

[ free-kwuhnt-lee ]
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adverb
  1. often; many times; at short intervals.

Origin of frequently

1
First recorded in 1525–35; frequent + -ly

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How to use frequently in a sentence

  • “Perhaps you do not speak my language,” she said in Urdu, the tongue most frequently heard in Upper India.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • In chronic interstitial nephritis it is small—frequently no more than a trace.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • During this defence, the Empress frequently shook her head; and when it was finished, she rose from her chair.