frequent

See also: fréquent and freqüent

English

Etymology 1

From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrek (“to cram together”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

frequent (comparative more frequent or frequenter, superlative most frequent or frequentest)

  1. Done or occurring often; common.
    I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
    There are frequent trains to the beach available.
    I am a frequent visitor to that city.
  2. Occurring at short intervals.
    • Byron
      frequent feudal towers
  3. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
    • Jonathan Swift
      He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.
  4. (obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
    • Ben Jonson
      'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
  5. (obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
    • Massinger
      'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.
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Translations
  1. Schwartzman, The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English

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
  • Audio (US)(file)

Verb

frequent (third-person singular simple present frequents, present participle frequenting, simple past and past participle frequented)

  1. (transitive) To visit often.
    I used to frequent that restaurant.
Derived terms
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Further reading

German

Etymology

From Latin frequens.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fʀeˈkvɛnt]
  • Hyphenation: fre‧quent

Adjective

frequent (comparative frequenter, superlative am frequentesten)

  1. (dated or medicine) frequent

Declension
Positive forms of frequent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist frequent sie ist frequent es ist frequent sie sind frequent
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative frequenter frequente frequentes frequente
genitive frequenten frequenter frequenten frequenter
dative frequentem frequenter frequentem frequenten
accusative frequenten frequente frequentes frequente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der frequente die frequente das frequente die frequenten
genitive des frequenten der frequenten des frequenten der frequenten
dative dem frequenten der frequenten dem frequenten den frequenten
accusative den frequenten die frequente das frequente die frequenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein frequenter eine frequente ein frequentes (keine) frequenten
genitive eines frequenten einer frequenten eines frequenten (keiner) frequenten
dative einem frequenten einer frequenten einem frequenten (keinen) frequenten
accusative einen frequenten eine frequente ein frequentes (keine) frequenten
Comparative forms of frequent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist frequenter sie ist frequenter es ist frequenter sie sind frequenter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative frequenterer frequentere frequenteres frequentere
genitive frequenteren frequenterer frequenteren frequenterer
dative frequenterem frequenterer frequenterem frequenteren
accusative frequenteren frequentere frequenteres frequentere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der frequentere die frequentere das frequentere die frequenteren
genitive des frequenteren der frequenteren des frequenteren der frequenteren
dative dem frequenteren der frequenteren dem frequenteren den frequenteren
accusative den frequenteren die frequentere das frequentere die frequenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein frequenterer eine frequentere ein frequenteres (keine) frequenteren
genitive eines frequenteren einer frequenteren eines frequenteren (keiner) frequenteren
dative einem frequenteren einer frequenteren einem frequenteren (keinen) frequenteren
accusative einen frequenteren eine frequentere ein frequenteres (keine) frequenteren
Superlative forms of frequent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am frequentesten sie ist am frequentesten es ist am frequentesten sie sind am frequentesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative frequentester frequenteste frequentestes frequenteste
genitive frequentesten frequentester frequentesten frequentester
dative frequentestem frequentester frequentestem frequentesten
accusative frequentesten frequenteste frequentestes frequenteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der frequenteste die frequenteste das frequenteste die frequentesten
genitive des frequentesten der frequentesten des frequentesten der frequentesten
dative dem frequentesten der frequentesten dem frequentesten den frequentesten
accusative den frequentesten die frequenteste das frequenteste die frequentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein frequentester eine frequenteste ein frequentestes (keine) frequentesten
genitive eines frequentesten einer frequentesten eines frequentesten (keiner) frequentesten
dative einem frequentesten einer frequentesten einem frequentesten (keinen) frequentesten
accusative einen frequentesten eine frequenteste ein frequentestes (keine) frequentesten

Further reading

Old French

Adjective

frequent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular frequent or frequente)

  1. frequent; often

Declension
Declension of frequent
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject frequenz frequente frequent
Oblique frequent frequente frequent
Plural Subject frequent frequentes frequent
Oblique frequenz frequentes frequent

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