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fre⋅quent

  [adj. free-kwuhnt; v. fri-kwent, free-kwuhnt]
Use frequent in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
fre⋅quent⋅a⋅ble, adjective
fre⋅quent⋅er, noun
fre⋅quent⋅ness, noun
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fre·quent   (frē'kwənt)   
adj.  

  1. Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals: frequent errors of judgment.

  2. Habitual or regular: a frequent visitor to our house.

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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