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Webster 1913 Edition
Frequentative
Fre-quent′a-tive
,Adj.
[L.
frequentativus
: cf. F. fréquentatif
.] (Gram.)
Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action;
– as, a
. frequentative
verbNoun.
A frequentative verb.
Webster 1828 Edition
Frequentative
FREQUENT'ATIVE
, a.In grammar, signifying the frequent repetition of an action; as a frequentative verb.
Definition 2025
frequentative
frequentative
See also: fréquentative
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation): freq.
Adjective
frequentative (not comparable)
- (grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.
- "Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack".
Translations
serving to express the frequent repetition of an action
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Noun
frequentative (plural frequentatives)
- (grammar) Refers to a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
Synonyms
Translations
subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action
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