frequent

frequent
\ \ [16] Frequent comes from Latin frequēns, which meant ‘crowded’ as well as ‘regularly repeated’ (it is not known what the origins of frequēns were, although it may be related to Latin farcīrestuff’, source of English farce). The sense ‘crowded’ was carried over into English along with ‘regularly repeated’, but it had virtually died out by the end of the 18th century. The verb frequent [15] goes back to Latin frequentārevisit frequently or regularly’.

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  • fréquent — fréquent, ente [ frekɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1552; « fréquenté, peuplé » fin XIVe; lat. frequens 1 ♦ Qui se produit souvent, se répète à intervalles plus ou moins rapprochés. ⇒ continuel, nombreux, répété. « Les sentiments qui reposent sur des rapports… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Frequent — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frequent — FREQUENT, [frequ]ente. adj. Qui arrive souvent. La gresle est un mal frequent en ce pays là. les tremblements de terre y sont frequents. rendre de frequentes visites. lettres frequentes. les frequentes recheutes sont dangereuses. c est un bon… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • fréquent — fréquent, ente (fré kan, kan t ) adj. 1°   Qui arrive plusieurs fois. De fréquentes entrevues. •   Vos fréquentes leçons et vos aigres censures Sur des choses qui sont innocentes et pures, MOL. Mis. III, 5. 2°   Terme de médecine. Pouls fréquent …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Frequent — 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; as, to frequent a tavern. [1913 Webster] He frequented… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frequent — UK US /ˈfriːkwənt/ adjective ► happening or doing something often: »A frequent criticism of the proposal has been its high cost. »Thomas is a frequent presenter at trade conventions. frequently adverb ► »He meets with his manager less frequently… …   Financial and business terms

  • frequent — [adj] common, repeated a good many*, commonplace, constant, continual, customary, everyday, expected, familiar, general, habitual, incessant, intermittent, iterated, manifold, many, monotonous, numberless, numerous, periodic, perpetual,… …   New thesaurus

  • frequent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring or done many times at short intervals. 2) doing something often; habitual. ► VERB ▪ visit (a place) often or habitually. DERIVATIVES frequenter noun frequently adverb. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • frequent — [frē′kwənt; ] for v. [ frē kwent′, ] also [ frē′kwent΄, frēkwənt] adj. [ME < OFr < L frequens (gen. frequentis), ? akin to farcire, to stuff: see FARCE] 1. Obs. crowded; filled 2. occurring often; happening repeatedly at brief intervals 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • Frequent — (v. lat.), volkreich, stark besucht; daher Frequentiren, einen Ort häufig besuchen; Frequentant, häufiger Besucher; Frequentation, 1) öftere Wiederholung; 2) Umgang, Verkehr. Frequenz Zusammentreffen vieler Menschen, lebhafter Verkehr …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Frequént — (lat.), häufig; viel, stark besucht, wo viel Verkehr herrscht, z. B. Ort, Straße etc.; frequentieren, einen Ort etc. häufig besuchen; Frequenz, Häufigkeit, öftere Wiederkehr; zahlreicher Besuch …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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