frequent

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ ==== 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 ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== frequency frequently infrequent frequently asked questions (FAQ) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /fɹɪˈkwɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt ==== Verb ==== frequent (third-person singular simple present frequents, present participle frequenting, simple past and past participle frequented) (transitive) To visit often. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === “frequent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “frequent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French frequent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /frɛˈkʋɛnt/ Hyphenation: fre‧quent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Adjective === frequent (comparative frequenter, superlative frequentst) frequent Synonyms: veelvuldig, vaak ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: frekuen == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin frequens. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fʁeˈkvɛnt] Hyphenation: fre‧quent === Adjective === frequent (strong nominative masculine singular frequenter, comparative frequenter, superlative am frequentesten) (formal) frequent Synonyms: häufig, zahlreich (medicine, dated, heart rate) accelerated ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “frequent” in Duden online “frequent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Old French == === Adjective === frequent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular frequent or frequente) frequent; often ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: frequent French: fréquent