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   fre·quent

   adjective

   • 1. occurring or done on many occasions, in many cases, or in quick succession: "frequent changes in policy" Similar recurrentrecurringrepeatedpersistentperiodicperennialchroniccontinuingoccurring oftencontinualconstantincessantnonstopendlessmanyvery manya great manynumerouscountlessquite a fewquite a lot oflots ofseveralinformal:eternalloads ofmasses ofheaps ofdozens ofhundreds ofthousands ofmillions ofmore … than one can shake a stick atOpposite infrequentfew
   • ▪ (of a person) doing something often; habitual: "a frequent visitor to New England" Similar habitualcustomaryregularcommoneverydaydailyroutinecontinualconstantincessantliterary:wontedOpposite infrequentrare
   • ▪ found at short distances apart: "frequent army roadblocks"
   • ▪ (of the pulse) rapid.

   verb

   • 1. visit (a place) often or habitually: "bars frequented by soldiers"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘profuse, ample’): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frequentation noun

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   Use the adjective frequent to describe something done often and at regular intervals. If your family likes to read, you may be a frequent visitor to the library. You may also have frequent arguments with your family about who gets to read a book first.

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   If something is frequent, it happens often. Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains. He is a frequent visitor to the house. Iron and folic acid supplements are frequently given to pregnant women. If someone frequents a particular place, they regularly go there.