frequent en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).
Meanings
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Done or occurring often; common.
I am a frequent visitor to that city.
During the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, this commitment brought him into frequent critical confrontation with entrenched forms of conservative thinking [...]
1999, Nicholas Walker, “The Reorientation of Critical Theory: Habermas”, in Simon Glemdinning, editor, The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 489:There are frequent trains to the beach available.
I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
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Occurring at short intervals.
Above, the frequent feudal towers / Through green leaves lift their walls of grey, [...]
1816, Lord Byron, “Canto III”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Canto the Third, London: […] [F]or John Murray, […], →OCLC, stanza LV.2, page 31:
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Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
[E]very Man thinks he has laid in a ſufficient Stock of Merit, and my pretend to any Employment, provided he has been loud and frequent in declaring himſelf hearty for the Government.
1709, [Jonathan Swift], A Project for the Advancement of Religion, and the Reformation of Manners. […], London: […] Benj[amin] Tooke, […], →OCLC, page 59:
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(obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
1603 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, Seianus His Fall, London: […] G[eorge] Elld, for Thomas Thorpe, published 1605, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
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(obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.
1626, Philip Massinger, The Roman Actor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frequenter | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| frequentest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most frequent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more frequent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
non-common · scantling · geason · infrequent · raresome · rare · scarce · seld · rare · selly · unfrequent · dearthy · few and far between · scant · in short supply · uncommon · uncommon · superrare · seldom · selcouth
Deriveds
overfrequent · frequentative · normofrequent · frequentism · hyperfrequent · frequentist · nonfrequent · frequentness · frequentistic · semifrequent · monofrequent · unfrequent · frequent flyer · equifrequent · frequent flier
Relateds
frequently asked questions · frequently · infrequent · frequency
Synonyms
steady · two a penny · quotidian · common as dirt · average · basic · regular · common as muck · everyday · pedestrian · regular · ten a penny · dime a dozen · frequent · common · nonrare · habitual · routinary · bog-standard · common as bums · routine · common as pig tracks · recurring · continual · usual · usual · par for the course · general · workaday · plain
Translations (62)
gd minig (done or occurring often) · ka ხშირი (done or occurring often) · it assiduo (done or occurring often) · be ча́сты (done or occurring often) · nl veelvuldig (done or occurring often) · da hyppig (done or occurring often) · lt dažnas (done or occurring often) · fi usein tapahtuva (done or occurring often) · gv mennick (done or occurring often) · eo ofta (done or occurring often) · sh čest (done or occurring often) · el συχνός (done or occurring often) · hi बार बार (done or occurring often) · grc πυκνός (done or occurring often) · fr fréquent (done or occurring often) · da ofte (done or occurring often) · ms kerap (done or occurring often) · vi thường xuyên (done or occurring often) · cmn 頻繁 /频繁 (done or occurring often) · es frecuente (done or occurring often) · la creber (done or occurring often) · ar مُتَكَرِّر (done or occurring often) · uk ча́стий (done or occurring often) · fi jatkuva (done or occurring often) · ro frecvent (done or occurring often) · ca freqüent (done or occurring often) · it frequente (done or occurring often) · sk častý (done or occurring often) · mi pūputu (done or occurring often) · fi taaja (done or occurring often) · nl frequent (done or occurring often) · mfe frekan (done or occurring often) · is tíður (done or occurring often) · la frequēns (done or occurring often) · ast frecuente (done or occurring often) · sh чест (done or occurring often) · lv biežs (done or occurring often) · pl częsty (done or occurring often) · ko 빈번한 (done or occurring often) · cy aelaw (done or occurring often) · tr sıkça (done or occurring often) · hu gyakori (done or occurring often) · ga minic (done or occurring often) · fi yleinen (done or occurring often) · non iðugligr (done or occurring often) · pt frequente (done or occurring often) · grc συχνός (done or occurring often) · mi auau (done or occurring often) · da tit (done or occurring often) · ru ча́стый (done or occurring often) · la saepis (done or occurring often) · mi putuputu (done or occurring often) · ja 頻繁な (done or occurring often) · bg чест (done or occurring often) · fi toistuva (done or occurring often) · hi बारंबार (done or occurring often) · de häufig (done or occurring often) · cy aml (done or occurring often) · cs častý (done or occurring often) · pt freqüente (done or occurring often) · no hyppig (done or occurring often) · non iðuligr (done or occurring often)