Frequent
[adjective free-kwuh nt; verb fri-kwent, free-kwuh nt] /adjective ˈfri kwənt; verb frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfri kwənt/
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)
4.
to visit often; go often to; be often in:
to frequent the art galleries.
adjective (ˈfriːkwənt)
1.
recurring at short intervals
2.
constant or habitual
verb (frɪˈkwɛnt)
3.
(transitive) to visit repeatedly or habitually
adj.
mid-15c., “ample, profuse,” from Middle French frequent, or directly from Latin frequentem (nominative frequens) “crowded, repeated,” of uncertain origin. Meaning “common, usual” is from 1530s; that of “happening at short intervals, often recurring” is from c.1600.
v.
late 15c., from Middle French frequenter, from Latin frequentare “visit regularly,” from frequentem (see frequent (adj.)). Related: Frequented; frequenting.
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