FREQUENT


Meaning of FREQUENT in English

I. ˈfrēkwənt adjective

( sometimes -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English, ample, abundant, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, crowded, from Latin frequent-, frequens crowded, frequent; probably akin to Latin farcire to stuff — more at farce

1. obsolete

a. : filled , thronged — used of a place

b. : full , numerous — used of an attendance or assembly

2.

a. : common , familiar , current , usual

cannibalism is not a frequent practice among these Indians

degenerative changes are somewhat frequenter in patients with backache — Journal American Medical Association

b. : happening or found at short intervals : often repeated or occurring

frequent visits

the inns are very frequent on this road

bootleg coal workings are frequent — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania

3. : given to some practice : habitual , persistent

were not frequent at visiting — Pearl Buck

a frequent guest at my house

4. archaic : familiarly associated (as in friendship or understanding) : intimate , versed

II. (ˈ)frē|kwent, ˈfrēkwənt verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English frequenten, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French frequenter, from Latin frequentare, from frequent-, frequens

transitive verb

1.

a. : to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually : visit often

gray and white herons frequent the marshes — American Guide Series: Florida

many ships frequent the port

when I first began to frequent her house — W.B.Yeats

b. : to read systematically or habitually : familiarize oneself with the thought or writings of

the lessons he proposes as the profit of frequenting Milton would … be more reasonably sought elsewhere — F.R.Leavis

2. obsolete : to use, practice, celebrate, or partake of frequently

3. obsolete : to crowd or fill

4. obsolete

a. : familiarize

b. : to furnish abundantly

intransitive verb

archaic : to visit regularly or frequently

nor track nor pathway might declare that human foot frequented there — Sir Walter Scott

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