fre·quent

(frē′kwənt)

adj.

1. Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals: frequent errors of judgment.

2. Habitual or regular: a frequent visitor to our house.

tr.v. (also frē-kwĕnt′) fre·quent·ed, fre·quent·ing, fre·quents

To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often: frequent a restaurant.

[Middle English, ample, profuse, from Old French, from Latin frequēns, frequent-, crowded, numerous, frequent.]

fre′quen·ta′tion n.

fre·quent′er (-kwĕn′tər) n.

fre′quent·ness n.

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