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
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.
• regular
• recurring
• continual
• steady
• rare
• uncommon
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
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; âhis people have been farmers for generationsâ; âare your people still alive?â
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
