frequent

(frē'kwənt)
adj.

1. Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals: frequent errors of judgment.
2. Habitual or regular: a frequent visitor to our house.

tr.v., -quent·ed, -quent·ing, -quents. (also frē-kwĕnt')
To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often: frequent a restaurant.

[Middle English, ample, profuse, from Old French, from Latin frequēns, frequent-, crowded, numerous, frequent.]

frequentation fre'quen·ta'tion n.
frequenter fre·quent'er (-kwĕn'tər) n.
frequentness fre'quent·ness n.

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adjective

Occurring quite often: common, everyday, familiar, regular, routine, widespread. See usual/unusual.

verb

To visit regularly: hang around, haunt, repair², resort. Slang hang out. See place.

adj

Definition: common, repeated
Antonyms: inconstant, infrequent, irregular, occasional, rare, sporadic, uncommon, unrepeated, unusual

v

Definition: visit often
Antonyms: avoid, shun

For a list of words related to frequent, see:

• Relative Time - frequent: (adj) often

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See words rhyming with "frequenter."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hyppig, flittig
v. tr. - frekventere, hyppigt besøge, læse flittigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaak bezoeken, regelmatig gaan naar, frequent, veelvuldig, gewoon

Français (French)
adj. - fréquent, courant
v. tr. - fréquenter (un endroit, un cercle)

Deutsch (German)
v. - häufig besuchen, frequentieren
adj. - häufig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συχνάζω
adj. - συχνός, (μτφ.) συνήθης, διαδεδομένος, άφθονος, πολυάριθμος

Italiano (Italian)
frequentare, frequente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - freqüentar
adj. - freqüente

Русский (Russian)
посещать, ходить, часто бывать, частый, обычный, часто повторяющийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - frecuente, habitual
v. tr. - frecuentar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ofta besöka
adj. - ofta förekommande, ymnig (åld.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
时常发生的, 快速的, 频繁的, 常到, 时常出入于, 常去

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 時常發生的, 快速的, 頻繁的
v. tr. - 常到, 時常出入于, 常去

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 빈번히 발생한
v. tr. - 자주 가다, 늘 모이다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頻繁な, 常習的な
v. - …にしばしば行く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتردد (صفه) متكرر الحدوث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שכיח, מצוי, רגיל, נמצא ב-, מהיר (דופק)‬
v. tr. - ‮ביקר תדיר‬

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