Frequent
1fréquent — 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… …
2Frequent — 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.… …
3frequent — 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… …
4fréquent — 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 …
5Frequent — 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… …
6frequent — 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… …
7frequent — [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,… …
8frequent — ► 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 …
9frequent — [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.… …
10Frequent — (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 …
