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Webster 1913 Edition


Frequent

Fre′quent

,
Adj.
[L.
frequens
,
-entis
, crowded, frequent, akin to
farcire
to stuff: cf. F.
fréquent
. Cf.
Farce
,
Noun.
]
1.
Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring;
as,
frequent
visits
.
Frequent feudal towers.”
Byron.
2.
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
He has been loud and
frequent
in declaring himself hearty for the government.
Swift.
3.
Full; crowded; thronged.
[Obs.]
’T is Cæsar's will to have a
frequent
senate.
B. Jonson.
4.
Often or commonly reported.
[Obs.]
'T is
frequent
in the city he hath subdued
The Catti and the Daci.
Massinger.

Fre-quent′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Frequented
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Frequenting
.]
[L.
frequentare
: cf. F.
fréquenter
. See
Frequent
,
Adj.
]
1.
To visit often; to resort to often or habitually;
as, to
frequent
a tavern
.
He
frequented
the court of Augustus.
Dryden.
2.
To make full; to fill.
[Obs.]
With their sighs the air
Frequenting
, sent from hearts contrite.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Frequent

FRE'QUENT

,
Adj.
[L. frequens.]
1.
Often seen or done; often happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring. We made frequent visits to the hospital.
2.
Used often to practice any thing. He was frequent and loud in his declamations against the revolution.
3.
Full; crowded; thronged. [Not used.]

FRE'QUENT

,
Verb.
T.
[L. frequento.]
To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. The man who frequents a dram-shop, an ale house, or a gaming table, is in the road to poverty, disgrace and ruin.
He frequented the court of Augustus.

Definition 2024


fréquent

fréquent

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French

Adjective

fréquent m (feminine singular fréquente, masculine plural fréquents, feminine plural fréquentes)

  1. frequent

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