frequent
adjective /ˈfriːkw(ə)nt 
/
/1Occurring or done many times at short intervals: frequent changes in policy the showers will become heavier and more frequent...
- These recitations must be roughly repeated at frequent intervals if they are not to be lost.
- Although I removed the advert from the screen, the persistent thing continues to pop up at frequent intervals, much to my increasing irritation.
- Soulful music regaled the families dining at Chin Chin, the Chinese restaurant, while a special buffet at the Coffee Pot kept guests coming back for more at frequent intervals.
Synonyms
recurrent, recurring, repeated, persistent, periodic, perennial, chronic, continuing, occurring often, continual, constant, incessant, non-stop, endless;
many, very many, a great many, numerous, countless, quite a few, quite a lot of, lots of, several
informal eternal, loads of, masses of, heaps of, dozens of, hundreds of, thousands of, millions of, more … than one can shake a stick at
1.1 [attributive] (Of a person) doing something often; habitual: a frequent visitor to Scotland...
- He owned a holiday home in Lurga, Charlestown and was a regular and frequent visitor to the Charlestown area in recent years.
- This particularly affects frequent travelers, those people that are very good customers of the airlines.
- In that role, she was in charge of training x-ray personnel and became a frequent visitor to hospitals and ambulance stations.
Synonyms
habitual, customary, regular, common, everyday, daily, routine;
continual, constant, incessant
literary wonted
1.2 archaic Found at short distances apart: walls flanked by frequent square towers...
- He said they were hampered by dreadful roads, frequent road blocks and gunpoint identity checks by the soldiers in the area because of the ongoing conflict.
verb /frɪˈkwɛnt / [with object]
/ [with object]Visit (a place) often: pubs frequented by soldiers bears which persisted in frequenting developed areas (as adjective, with submodifier frequented) one of the most frequented sites...
- These are just a few of the many bird species frequenting the unique habitat of the mangrove lagoons.
- The bar across the road frequented by Stuart and his chums does a lovely spicy sausage sandwich to go.
- The shows will be conducted at places frequented by families in the evenings.
Synonyms
visit, visit often, be a regular visitor to, be a regular client of, go to regularly, go to repeatedly, attend, attend frequently;
haunt, patronize, spend time in, spend all of one's time in, loiter in, linger in
informal hang out at, hang around at, show up often at
Derivatives
frequentation
/ noun ...- A new governmental regulation will be applied to limit the frequentation of the bivouac areas at some dates.
- Mundane frequentations often occasion temptations.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'profuse, ample'): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- 'crowded, frequent', of unknown ultimate origin.
‘Profuse, ample’ was the meaning of frequent in early examples. It comes from Latin frequens, ‘crowded, frequent’.