"frequent" meaning in English

See frequent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /friːkwən̩t/ Audio: en-us-frequent-adj.ogg [US] Forms: frequent [positive], more frequent [comparative], most frequent [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An event is frequent if it happens many times in a short time.
    Sense id: simple-frequent-en-adj-Ftq74ekB

Verb

IPA: /friːkwɛn̩t/ Audio: en-us-frequent-verb.ogg [US] Forms: frequent [canonical], frequents [third-person, singular], frequented [past], frequented [past, participle], frequenting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone frequents a place if they go there regularly.
    Sense id: simple-frequent-en-verb-qtvgvwAk
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