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Definitions for frequent
ˈfri kwənt; frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfri kwəntfre·quent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. frequentadjective

    coming at short intervals or habitually

    "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"

  2. frequentverb

    frequently encountered

    "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";

  3. patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsorverb

    do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

  4. frequent, hauntverb

    be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

    "She haunts the ballet"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Frequentnoun

    often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits

  2. Frequentnoun

    addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent

  3. Frequentnoun

    full; crowded; thronged

  4. Frequentnoun

    often or commonly reported

  5. Frequentadjective

    to visit often; to resort to often or habitually

  6. Frequentadjective

    to make full; to fill

  7. Etymology: [L. frequentare: cf. F. frquenter. See Frequent, a.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'frequent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3886

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'frequent' in Adjectives Frequency: #528

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of frequent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of frequent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of frequent in a Sentence

  1. Hege Grindem:

    If they aim to return to sports with frequent pivoting, participation should be delayed until at least nine months have passed from surgery and they have regained thigh muscle strength comparable to the uninjured leg.

  2. Renier Vichot:

    There's no doubt that there will be a challenge for people in the non-state sector as more frequent visits from the Americans will require better service, a new era is starting with a future greatly influenced by North Americans landing in Havana. We've got to do better.

  3. Kevin Appleby:

    Based on the church teaching and history, the bishops have always been committed to immigration, but... in this particular era, where Donald Trump has taken an anti immigrant position, they feel that their flock is being threatened and therefore their responses are more frequent and more exact against some of Donald Trump policies.

  4. Eric Garcetti:

    CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW We outweigh the risks of our situation for other goals, health benefits of connection, and normal routine. It can make people vulnerable to suggestions to bend COVID-19 safety guidelines, she said. We initially may have been fearful, but as we start to gain control we become more confident to confront situations that may have scared us. As a result, as the pandemic continues, some of us have adjusted and started to underestimate the actual threat, ignore situational hazards, and dont take COVID-19 risks as seriously. Speaking to Fox News, Dr. Collin Reiff, a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, likened caution fatigue to swimming in the ocean. People go swimming in the ocean, a potentially dangerous place, and dont take flotation devices with them. If you dont see anyone drown, you feel fine doing it, he said. But if we hear that 100,000 people died [while swimming in the ocean], and 180,000 could drown by October, you would see more people wearing a flotation device, he said, referringto a recent report that U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing face masks. Reiff also hypothesized that cognitive dissonance might play a part in those who find themselves having a more lax attitude toward recommended safety precautions. Experts still recommend safety precautions such as practicing social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a face covering while in public. (iStock) I think some of it is fatigue, but I think another part of it is that a lot of people havent been [as directly] impacted by the novel coronavirus, he said, noting that the virus had a more direct impact on those living in cities that were hit hard at the start of the pandemic, such as New York City and Philadelphia. CORONAVIRUS INFECTS 60 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK TRIP TO MEXICO It may not be so much fatigue but their experience with COVID [the precautions] are not convenient for me any longer.

  5. Aayush Visaria:

    These results indicate that women 70 years and older and men less than 50 years with hypertension may have increased risk of uncontrolled hypertension and may benefit from more frequent blood pressure monitoring.

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