- happening or doing something often
- He is a frequent visitor to this country.
- Her calls became less frequent.
- There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town.
- How frequent is this word (= how often does it occur in the language)?
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb2- The attacks have become increasingly frequent.
- He was a frequent guest at the palace.
- Power failures are frequent occurrences in the city.
- The case was reviewed at frequent intervals.
- The new job involved frequent absences from home.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- among
- in
- at frequent intervals
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘profuse, ample’): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’, of unknown ultimate origin.
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