frequently
Americanadverb
Related Words
See often.
Etymology
Origin of frequently
Explanation
If you do something frequently, you do it repeatedly, again and again. If you frequently visit the cookie jar, you might gain some unwanted pounds. Doctors and nurses have to wash their hands frequently, many times each day, since they touch various patients and don't want to spread germs. When you're driving in rush hour traffic, you usually find yourself stopping frequently. Things that occur over and over, especially in a relatively short time frame, happen frequently. The adverb frequently comes from the adjective frequent, which originally meant "profuse or ample," from the Latin root frequentem, "crowded or repeated."
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US President Donald Trump frequently refers to Munir as his "favourite field marshal", after a rapport built during US efforts to defuse a short but intense armed conflict between Pakistan and rival India last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Additionally, a review of several studies last year found that negative side effects are discussed "much more frequently" on social media than benefits of contraception.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
They frequently appear in wastewater and can end up in biosolid fertilizer, also called sewage sludge, which is produced during wastewater treatment.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
The entry fees frequently come straight out of proceeds from the sales of the new residents’ former homes, Carle noted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
During the next 6,500 years there were remarkable technological advances—the invention of the water-wheel and the windmill, for example—but until 400 years ago technological change was slow, and it was frequently reversed.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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