Definition of FREQUENT

frequent

Verb

Verb Forms: frequented, frequenting, frequents

  • To visit a place or be in a place often.
  • do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
  • be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
  • To visit often.

Adjective

  • Occurring or appearing often or at close intervals.
  • coming at short intervals or habitually
    • "a frequent guest"
    • "frequent complaints"

Adjective Satellite

  • frequently encountered
    • "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'"

Adj

  • Done or occurring often; common.
  • Occurring at short intervals.
  • Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
  • Full; crowded; thronged.
  • Often or commonly reported.

Examples

  • He would frequent online forums to learn new words and strategies for Words With Friends.
  • I am a frequent visitor to that city.
  • I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
  • I used to frequent that restaurant.
  • Such high-scoring words are not frequent, making this bingo a rare treat in Scrabble.
  • There are frequent trains to the beach available.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).

Synonyms

buy at, haunt, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor, continual, recurring, regular, steady

Scrabble Score: 20

frequent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
frequent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frequent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

frequent: valid Words With Friends Word