frequent
verb/friˈkwent/
/friˈkwent/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they frequent | /friˈkwent/ /friˈkwent/ |
| he / she / it frequents | /friˈkwents/ /friˈkwents/ |
| past simple frequented | /friˈkwentɪd/ /friˈkwentɪd/ |
| past participle frequented | /friˈkwentɪd/ /friˈkwentɪd/ |
| -ing form frequenting | /friˈkwentɪŋ/ /friˈkwentɪŋ/ |
- frequent something to visit a particular place often
- We met in a local bar much frequented by students.
- less frequented roads
- Various native and migratory birds frequent this area.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFrequent is used with these nouns as the subject:- tourist
- bar
- cafe
- restaurant
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘profuse, ample’): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’, of unknown ultimate origin.Definitions on the go
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