4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frequent \Fre"quent\, a. [L. frequens, -entis, crowded,
frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fr['e]quent. 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 C[ae]sar'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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frequent \Fre*quent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frequented}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Frequenting}.] [L. frequentare: cf. F.
fr['e]quenter. 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
frequent
adj 1: coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest";
"frequent complaints" [ant: {infrequent}]
2: frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is
using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive
`lie'";
v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {shop
at}, {buy at}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
2: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She
haunts the ballet" [syn: {haunt}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
frequent
[friːkwənt]
fréquenter
fréquent