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fre·quent 
[adj. free-kwuhnt; v. fri-kwent, free-kwuhnt] Pronunciation Key
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[adj. free-kwuhnt; v. fri-kwent, free-kwuhnt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
| 4. | to visit often; go often to; be often in: to frequent the art galleries. |
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME: ample, profuse < L frequent- (s. of frequéns) crowded; (v.) (< MF fréquenter) < L frequentāre, deriv. of frequéns]
] —Related forms
fre·quent·a·ble, adjective
fre·quent·er, noun
fre·quent·ness, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| fre·quent
(frē'kwənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
tr.v. also (frē-kwěnt') fre·quent·ed, fre·quent·ing, fre·quents To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often: frequent a restaurant. [Middle English, ample, profuse, from Old French, from Latin frequēns, frequent-, crowded, numerous, frequent.] fre'quen·ta'tion n., fre·quent'er (-kwěn'tər) n., fre'quent·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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frequent
1531, from L. frequentem (nom. frequens) "crowded, repeated," of uncertain origin. The v. (1477) is from L. frequentare "visit regularly." Frequency (1551) came to be used 1831 in physics for "rate of recurrence," especially of a vibration. In radio electronics, frequency modulation (1922, abbreviated F.M.) as a system of broadcasting is distinguished from amplitude modulation (or A.M.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| frequent | |
adjective | |
| 1. | coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" [ant: infrequent] |
| 2. | frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb 'lay' for the intransitive 'lie'"; |
verb | |
| 1. | do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: patronize] [ant: boycott] |
| 2. | be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Frequent
Fre"quent\, a. [L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fr['e]quent. Cf. Farce, n.]1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. "Frequent feudal towers." --Byron. 2. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. --Swift. 3. Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.] 'T is C[ae]sar's will to have a frequent senate. --B. Jonson. 4. Often or commonly reported. [Obs.] 'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued The Catti and the Daci. --Massinger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Frequent
Fre*quent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frequented; p. pr. & vb. n. Frequenting.] [L. frequentare: cf. F. fr['e]quenter. See Frequent, a.]1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. He frequented the court of Augustus. --Dryden. 2. To make full; to fill. [Obs.] With their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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