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fre⋅quent
[adj. free-kwuh
nt; v. fri-kwent, free-kwuhnt] 
–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. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME: ample, profuse < L frequent- (s. of frequēns) crowded; (v.) (< MF fréquenter) < L frequentāre, deriv. of frequēns
1400–50; late ME: ample, profuse < L frequent- (s. of frequēns) crowded; (v.) (< MF fréquenter) < L frequentāre, deriv. of frequēns
Related forms:
fre⋅quent⋅a⋅ble, adjective
fre⋅quent⋅er, noun
fre⋅quent⋅ness, noun
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| fre·quent (frē'kwənt) adj.
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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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.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.
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Language Translation for : frequent
Spanish:
frecuente,
German:
häufig,
Japanese:
たびたびの
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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