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