What does frequent mean?
Definitions for frequent
ˈfri kwənt; frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfri kwəntfre·quent
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Princeton's WordNet
frequent(adj)
coming at short intervals or habitually
"a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
frequent(verb)
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, sponsor(verb)
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
frequent, haunt(verb)
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
"She haunts the ballet"
Webster Dictionary
Frequent(noun)
often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits
Frequent(noun)
addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent
Frequent(noun)
full; crowded; thronged
Frequent(noun)
often or commonly reported
Frequent(adj)
to visit often; to resort to often or habitually
Frequent(adj)
to make full; to fill
Origin: [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
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
My cello has his own frequent flier account.
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
My bestfriends are all frequent cruisers on Royal Caribbean.
Milk allergy is one of the most frequent food allergies in infants.
The biggest liar is the frequent, national and international, flier
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- متكررArabic
- частыBelarusian
- чест, посещавам честоBulgarian
- častýCzech
- häufigGerman
- συχνόςGreek
- oftaEsperanto
- frecuente, frecuentarSpanish
- fréquenter, fréquente, fréquent, hanterFrench
- minicigh, minicIrish
- बारंबार, बार बारHindi
- seringIndonesian
- venja komur sínar í, venja komur sínar á, tíð, tíður, sækja, títt, stundaIcelandic
- frequentare, assiduo, frequenteItalian
- 頻繁Japanese
- 빈번Korean
- frequensLatin
- dažnasLithuanian
- biežsLatvian
- putuputu, pūputuMāori
- frequent, veelvuldigDutch
- hyppigNorwegian
- uczęszczać, częstyPolish
- freqüentePortuguese
- frecventRomanian
- частый, посещать, частоRussian
- чест, čestSerbo-Croatian
- častýSlovak
- frekventSwedish
- அடிக்கடிTamil
- తరచుగాTelugu
- บ่อยThai
- sıkçaTurkish
- частийUkrainian
- بار بارUrdu
- 頻繁Chinese
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