What does FREQUENT mean?
Definitions for FREQUENT
ˈfri kwənt; frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfri kwəntfre·quent
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word FREQUENT.
Princeton's WordNet
frequentadjective
coming at short intervals or habitually
"a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
frequentverb
frequently encountered
"a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";
patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsorverb
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
frequent, hauntverb
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
"She haunts the ballet"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FREQUENTadjective
Etymology: frequent, French; frequens, Latin.
An ancient and imperial city falls;
The streets are fill’d with frequent funerals. John Dryden, Æn.Frequent herses shall besiege your gates. Alexander Pope.
Every man thinks he may pretend to any employment, provided he has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Jonathan Swift.
Frequent and full. John Milton.
To Frequentverb
To visit often; to be much in any place; to resort often to.
Etymology: frequento, Latin; frequenter, French.
Latter day,
Finding in it fit ports for fishers trade,
’Gan more the same frequent, and further to invade. F. Q.There were synagogues for men to resort unto: our Saviour himself, and after him the apostles, frequented them. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 11.
This fellow here, this thy creature,
By night frequents my house. William Shakespeare, Timon.At that time this land was known and frequented by the ships and vessels. Francis Bacon.
With tears
Wat’ring the ground, and with our sighs the air
Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite, in sign
Of sorrow unfeign’d, and humiliation meek. John Milton, P. L.To serve my friends, the senate I frequent;
And there what I before digested; vent. John Denham.That he frequented the court of Augustus, and was well received in it, is most undoubted. John Dryden, Ovid, Preface.
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frequent
Frequent refers to something happening or appearing often or at short intervals. It can also refer to the action of regularly visiting or going to a particular place.
Webster Dictionary
Frequentnoun
often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits
Frequentnoun
addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent
Frequentnoun
full; crowded; thronged
Frequentnoun
often or commonly reported
Frequentadjective
to visit often; to resort to often or habitually
Frequentadjective
to make full; to fill
Etymology: [L. frequentare: cf. F. frquenter. See Frequent, a.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Frequent
frē′kwent, adj. coming or occurring often.—ns. Frē′quence (Milt.), a crowd, an assembly; Frē′quency, repeated occurrence of anything.—v.t. Frequent′, to visit often.—ns. Frē′quentage, habit of frequenting; Frequentā′tion, the act of visiting often.—adj. Frequent′ative (gram.), denoting the frequent repetition of an action.—n. (gram.) a verb expressing this repetition.—n. Frequent′er.—adv. Frē′quently.—n. Frē′quentness. [L. frequens, frequentis; cog. with farcīre, to stuff.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'FREQUENT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3886
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'FREQUENT' in Adjectives Frequency: #528
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FREQUENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FREQUENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of FREQUENT in a Sentence
The chance of having a weather-related food shock is increasing, and the size of that shock is also increasing, and as these events become more frequent, the imperative for doing something about it becomes even greater.
oh great, more Really Important People sitting down beside me with their damned mobile phones to screech in LOUD voices condos resale values, great new stock options, frequent flyer miles, who is fucking whom… actually, i think the rest of us are being screwed by these social leeches but god they look good don’t they
It is in the field of the Neglected Tropical Diseases where we are most often in communities facing high levels of chronic insecurity, subject either to long-term conflict or frequent flashpoints.
I think the best preparation that she can possibly do, which I know she is doing, is her frequent conversations and meetings with President President Joe Biden.
I continue to receive frequent and alarming reports about the use of prolonged solitary and incommunicado confinement, torture and ill-treatment, lack of access to lawyers and the use of confessions solicited under torture as evidence in trials - practices that clearly violate Iran's own laws.
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- متكررArabic
- частыBelarusian
- посещавам често, честBulgarian
- častýCzech
- häufigGerman
- συχνόςGreek
- oftaEsperanto
- frecuentar, frecuenteSpanish
- fréquenter, fréquent, hanter, fréquenteFrench
- minicigh, minicIrish
- बारंबार, बार बारHindi
- seringIndonesian
- títt, sækja, venja komur sínar í, tíður, tíð, venja komur sínar á, stundaIcelandic
- frequente, assiduo, frequentareItalian
- 頻繁Japanese
- 빈번Korean
- frequensLatin
- dažnasLithuanian
- biežsLatvian
- pūputu, putuputuMāori
- frequent, veelvuldigDutch
- hyppigNorwegian
- częsty, uczęszczaćPolish
- freqüentePortuguese
- frecventRomanian
- посещать, частый, частоRussian
- čest, честSerbo-Croatian
- častýSlovak
- frekventSwedish
- அடிக்கடிTamil
- తరచుగాTelugu
- บ่อยThai
- sıkçaTurkish
- частийUkrainian
- بار بارUrdu
- 頻繁Chinese
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