frequent
//ˈfɹiː.kwənt//
Forms
- Comparative
- more frequent
- Superlative
- most frequent
- present (v1)
- frequent
- past (v2)
- frequented
- past participle (v3)
- frequented
- present participle
- frequenting
- 3rd person singular
- frequents
Definitions
1.Done or occurring often; common.
- I am a frequent visitor to that city.
- I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
- There are frequent trains to the beach available.
2.Occurring at short intervals.
3.Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
1.To visit often.
- I used to frequent that restaurant.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3760
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Old French frequent
From Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).