FREQUENTATIVE


Meaning of FREQUENTATIVE in English

/fri kwen"teuh tiv/ , Gram.

adj.

1. noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.

n.

2. the frequentative aspect.

3. a verb in the frequentative aspect, as wrestle from wrest.

[ 1520-30; frequentativus denoting repetition of an act. See FREQUENT, -ATE 1 , -IVE ]

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