frequentadjective
uk/ˈfriː.kwənt/us/ˈfriː.kwənt/B1 happening often:
a frequent visitor to the US
A frequent criticism of the proposal has been its high cost.
The most frequent cause of death is heart disease.
The attacks were increasingly frequent and serious.
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- There are frequent sailings from Dover.
- The two countries have had frequent border disputes.
- All hi-tech weaponry demands frequent servicing to ensure accuracy.
- Car crashes are so frequent that they don't rate a mention in the newspaper unless a lot of people are killed.
- He is a frequent flyer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Frequency & regularity - general words
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- clockwork
- erratic
- fitful
- frequency
- frequently
- incidence
- irregular
- many
- many a time idiom
- many's the idiom
- more
- more often than not idiom 1
- on and off idiom
- on-again, off-again
- on-off
- periodic
- periodically
- regular
- religiously
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frequentverb [ T ]
uk/frɪˈkwent/us/ˈfriː.kwənt/formalto be in or visit a particular place often:
a bar frequented by criminals