frequent

/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/

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frequent

Definitions

  1. adjective

    Done or occurring often or common.

    Examples

    • I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
    • There are frequent trains to the beach available.
  2. adjective

    Occurring at short intervals.

    Example

    • Above, the frequent feudal towers / Through green leaves lift their walls of grey, [...]
  3. adjective

    Addicted to any course of conduct, inclined to indulge in any practice, habitual, or persistent.

    Example

    • [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.
  4. adjective

    Full, crowded, or thronged.

    Example

    • 'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
  5. adjective

    Often or commonly reported.

    Example

    • 'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.
  6. verb

    To visit often.

    Example

    • I used to frequent that restaurant.

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