Frequent definition
Habitual or regular.
A frequent visitor to our house.
adjective
Occurring often; happening repeatedly at brief intervals.
adjective
Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals.
Frequent errors of judgment.
adjective
To visit often.
I used to frequent that restaurant.
verb
(obs.) Crowded; filled.
adjective
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Occurring at short intervals.
adjective
To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often.
Frequent a restaurant.
verb
Constant; habitual.
adjective
To go to constantly; be at often.
To frequent the theater.
verb
The definition of frequent is something that happens often or keeps happening.
An example of frequent is the heart beat in a living person.
adjective
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Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
adjective
Origin of frequent
- Middle English ample, profuse from Old French from Latin frequēns frequent- crowded, numerous, frequent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrek (“to cram together”).
From Wiktionary
- From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”)
From Wiktionary