"frequent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-frequent-adj.ogg Forms: more frequent [comparative], frequenter [comparative], most frequent [superlative], frequentest [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrek- (“to cram together”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|frequent}} Old French frequent, {{der|en|la|frequens||crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.}} Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bhrek-||to cram together}} Proto-Indo-European *bhrek- (“to cram together”) Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} frequent (comparative more frequent or frequenter, superlative most frequent or frequentest)
  1. Done or occurring often; common. Categories (topical): Time Translations (done or occurring often): συχνός (sukhnós) (Ancient Greek), πυκνός (puknós) (Ancient Greek), مُتَكَرِّر (mutakarrir) (Arabic), frecuente (Asturian), ча́сты (částy) (Belarusian), чест (čest) (Bulgarian), freqüent (Catalan), 頻繁 (Chinese Mandarin), 频繁 (pínfán) (Chinese Mandarin), častý [masculine] (Czech), frekvent (Danish), hyppig (Danish), veelvuldig (Dutch), frequent (Dutch), ofta (Esperanto), yleinen (Finnish), toistuva (Finnish), jatkuva (Finnish), taaja (Finnish), usein tapahtuva (Finnish), fréquent [masculine] (French), fréquente [feminine] (French), ხშირი (xširi) (Georgian), häufig (German), συχνός (sychnós) (Greek), बार बार (bār bār) (Hindi), बारंबार (bārambār) (Hindi), gyakori (Hungarian), tíður (Icelandic), minic (Irish), frequente (Italian), assiduo (Italian), 頻繁な (hinpan na) (alt: ひんぱんな) (Japanese), 빈번한 (binbeonhan) (Korean), frequēns (Latin), saepis (Latin), creber (Latin), biežs (Latvian), dažnas (Lithuanian), kerap (Malay), mennick (Manx), pūputu (Maori), putuputu (Maori), auau (Maori), hyppig (Norwegian), iðuligr (Old Norse), iðugligr (Old Norse), częsty (Polish), freqüente [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), frequente (Portuguese), frecvent (Romanian), ча́стый (částyj) (Russian), minig (Scottish Gaelic), чест [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), čest [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), častý (Slovak), frecuente (Spanish), sıkça (Turkish), ча́стий (částyj) (Ukrainian), thường xuyên (Vietnamese), aelaw (Welsh), aml (Welsh)
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  2. Occurring at short intervals.
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  3. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
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  4. (obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged. Tags: obsolete
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  5. (obsolete) Often or commonly reported. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Time
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: regular, recurring, continual, steady Derived forms: frequent flier, frequent flyer Related terms: frequency, frequently, infrequent, frequently asked questions (alt: FAQ)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /fɹɪˈkwɛnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-frequent-verb.ogg Forms: frequents [present, singular, third-person], frequenting [participle, present], frequented [participle, past], frequented [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|frequenter}} Old French frequenter, {{uder|en|la|frequentare||to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.}} Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} frequent (third-person singular simple present frequents, present participle frequenting, simple past and past participle frequented)
  1. (transitive) To visit often. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Time Derived forms: frequenter, unfrequented Translations (to visit often): φοιτάω (phoitáō) (Ancient Greek), اِرْتَادَ (irtāda) (Arabic), посещавам често (poseštavam često) (Bulgarian), freqüentar (Catalan), často chodit (Czech), pravidelně navštěvovat (Czech), käydä usein (Finnish), fréquenter (French), hanter (French), frecuentar (Galician), amiudar (Galician), látogat (Hungarian), jár (Hungarian), eljár (Hungarian), stunda (Icelandic), sækja (Icelandic), venja komur sínar á (Icelandic), venja komur sínar í (Icelandic), minicigh (Irish), frequentare (Italian), hōngongoi (Maori), hōngoingoi (Maori), muremure (Maori), frequentar (Occitan), uczęszczać (Polish), bywać [imperfective] (Polish), frequentar (Portuguese), ча́сто посеща́ть (částo poseščátʹ) (Russian), захаживать (zaxaživatʹ) (Russian), части́ть (častítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), frecuentar (Spanish), prodigarse [Spain] (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I am a frequent visitor to that city.",
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        {
          "ref": "1999, Nicholas Walker, “The Reorientation of Critical Theory: Habermas”, in Simon Glemdinning, editor, The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 489:",
          "text": "During the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, this commitment brought him into frequent critical confrontation with entrenched forms of conservative thinking [...]",
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          "sense": "done or occurring often",
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          "word": "ча́сты"
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          "sense": "done or occurring often",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "頻繁"
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          "word": "častý"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "frekvent"
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "hyppig"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "veelvuldig"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "ofta"
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        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "yleinen"
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          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "toistuva"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "jatkuva"
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          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "taaja"
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        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "usein tapahtuva"
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          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
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          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "xširi",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "ხშირი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "häufig"
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          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sychnós",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "συχνός"
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          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "grc",
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          "roman": "sukhnós",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "συχνός"
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          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "puknós",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "πυκνός"
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        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bār bār",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "बार बार"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bārambār",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "बारंबार"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "gyakori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "tíður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "minic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "frequente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "assiduo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "alt": "ひんぱんな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hinpan na",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "頻繁な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "binbeonhan",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "빈번한"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "frequēns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "saepis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "creber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "biežs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "dažnas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "kerap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "mennick"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "pūputu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "putuputu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "auau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "hyppig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "iðuligr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "iðugligr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "częsty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "freqüente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "frequente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "frecvent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "částyj",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
          "word": "ча́стый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 6 1 1 17",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "done or occurring often",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "fréquenter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "hanter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "frecuentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "amiudar"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phoitáō",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "φοιτάω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "látogat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "jár"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "eljár"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "stunda"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "sækja"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "venja komur sínar á"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "venja komur sínar í"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "minicigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "frequentare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "hōngongoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "hōngoingoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "muremure"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "frequentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "uczęszczać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "bywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "frequentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "částo poseščátʹ",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "ча́сто посеща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaxaživatʹ",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "захаживать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "častítʹ",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "части́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "word": "frecuentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to visit often",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ],
      "word": "prodigarse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frequent"
}

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