Coffee has initially been a food â chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
FREQUENT
frequent
(adjective) frequently encountered; âa frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb âlayâ for the intransitive âlieââ
frequent
(adjective) coming at short intervals or habitually; âa frequent guestâ; âfrequent complaintsâ
frequent, haunt
(verb) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; âShe haunts the balletâ
patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
(verb) do oneâs shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
frequent (comparative more frequent or frequenter, superlative most frequent or frequentest)
Done or occurring often; common.
Occurring at short intervals.
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
(obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
(obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
Synonyms
• regular
• recurring
• continual
• steady
Antonyms
• rare
• uncommon
Etymology 2
Verb
frequent (third-person singular simple present frequents, present participle frequenting, simple past and past participle frequented)
(transitive) To visit often.
Source: Wiktionary
Fre"quent, a. Etym: [L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fréquent. Cf. Farce, n.]
1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. "Frequent feudal towers." Byron.
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. [Obs.] 'T is CĂŠsar's will to have a frequent senate. B. Jonson.
4. Often or commonly reported. [Obs.] 'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued The Catti and the Daci. Massinger.
Fre*quent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frequented; p. pr. & vb. n. Frequenting.] Etym: [L. frequentare: cf. F. fréquenter. See Frequent, a.]
1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. He frequented the court of Augustus. Dryden.
2. To make full; to fill. [Obs.] With their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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