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adjective | verb frequentfrequent1 /ˈfrikwənt/ ●●○ W3 adjective ETYMOLOGYfrequent1Origin: 1400-1500 French Latin frequens crowded, full ► a frequent flier/traveler/visitor etc. Shaw’s Market is offering a discount to frequent shoppers. THESAURUShappening often► common happening often and to many people, or in many places: Thunderstorms are common in August. This is a common experience. ► frequent happening very often: Our office receives frequent requests for tax advice. ► widespread happening in a lot of places or done by a lot of people: There have been widespread protests against the immigration policy. ► commonplace common in a particular place or time. Used especially in writing: Smartphones have become commonplace within a very short time. ► prevalent formal common at a particular time, in a particular place, or among a particular group of people: The flu is most prevalent in the winter months. ► typical happening in the way that something happens most often: Depression is a typical response to divorce. happening or doing something often OPP infrequent: His absences became more frequent.a frequent flier/traveler/visitor etc. Shaw’s Market is offering a discount to frequent shoppers.► see thesaurus at common1 [Origin: 1400–1500 French, Latin frequens crowded, full] adjective | verb frequentfrequent2 /frɪˈkwənt/ verb [transitive usually passive] formal VERB TABLEfrequent |
| Present | I, you, we, they | frequent | | he, she, it | frequents | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | frequented | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have frequented | | he, she, it | has frequented | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had frequented | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will frequent | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have frequented |
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| Present | I | am frequenting | | he, she, it | is frequenting | | you, we, they | are frequenting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was frequenting | | you, we, they | were frequenting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been frequenting | | he, she, it | has been frequenting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been frequenting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be frequenting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been frequenting |
► frequented by The hotel is frequented by American tourists. to go to a particular place often: The hotel is frequented by American tourists. |