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Definition of Frequent

1. Adjective. Coming at short intervals or habitually. "Frequent complaints"

2. Verb. Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of.

3. Adjective. Frequently encountered. "A frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'"

4. Verb. Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place. "She haunts the ballet"

Definition of Frequent

1. a. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

2. v. t. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually.

Definition of Frequent

1. Adjective. Done or occurring often; common. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To visit often. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Frequent

1. occurring again and again [adj -QUENTER, -QUENTEST] / to be in or at often [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Frequent

1. 1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. "Frequent feudal towers." 2. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. "He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government." (Swift) 3. Full; crowded; thronged. "'T is Caesar's will to have a frequent senate." (B. Jonson) 4. Often or commonly reported. "'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued The Catti and the Daci." (Massinger) Origin: L. Frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. Frequent. Cf. Farce. 1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. "He frequented the court of Augustus." (Dryden) 2. To make full; to fill. "With their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite." (Milton) Origin: L. Frequentare: cf. F. Frequenter. See Frequent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frequent

frequency channel frequency curve frequency distribution frequency domain frequency encoding frequency modulation frequency modulations frequency multiplier frequency multipliers frequency of micturition

frequency of occurrence frequency response frequency shift keying frequency spectrum frequenin frequent (current term) frequent flier frequent fliers frequent flooding frequentable

frequentage frequentation frequentations frequentative frequentative aspect frequentatively frequentativeness frequentatives frequented frequenter

Literary usage of Frequent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the by George Smith (1862)
"Short-eared Owl. frequent in winter along the creeks and the Delaware River. 22. ... frequent. merly of frequent occurrence in this County. 33. ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"The Frampton» became acquainted with the family of George III during his frequent visits to Weymouth, and their correspondents supplied them with many ..."

3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine (1909)
"CHAPTER XXVI Of the exaltation of a free spirit, which humble prayer more deserveth than doth frequent reading LORD, ..."

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