frequently
Americanadverb
Synonym Usage
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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The course is situated on an island in the Potomac River, and is currently surrounded by roads and paths frequently used by bikers, picnickers and for fishing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Genk have developed a reputation for producing elite goalkeepers, and Penders is frequently compared to Thibaut Courtois by those who know him best.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Researchers must carefully decide which objects to study, how frequently to observe them, and when they are most likely to reveal something important.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Builders report that immigration agents have frequently pulled over workers driving with construction materials and raided building sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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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