frequent
Done or occurring often; common.
Adjective 3 meanings
Done or occurring often; common.
“I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.”
Occurring at short intervals.
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
Verb 1 meaning
To visit often.
“I used to frequent that restaurant.”
Etymology
From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).
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FREQUENT at a glance
FREQUENT has 8 letters and scores 20 points in Scrabble (F 4 + R 1 + E 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,444 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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