Definitions for: Frequent


[adj] frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";
[adj] coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
[v] do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
[v] be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


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.

Synonyms: buy at, common, patronise, patronize, predominant, prevailing, regular, shop, shop at, sponsor, steady

Antonyms: boycott, infrequent

See Also: back up, support, travel to, visit

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