frequent
verb
- to go to a particular place often
adjective
- often
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ / /fɹɪˈkwɛnt/
adj
Etymology: From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).
- Done or occurring often; common.
“I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.”
“There are frequent trains to the beach available.”
- Occurring at short intervals.
“Above, the frequent feudal towers / Through green leaves lift their walls of grey, [...]”
- 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.”
- Full; crowded; thronged.
“'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.”
- Often or commonly reported.
“'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.”
verb
Etymology: From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”).
- To visit often.
“I used to frequent that restaurant.”