frequent
Other forms: frequented; frequenting; frequents
Use the adjective frequent to describe something done often and at regular intervals. If your family likes to read, you may be a frequent visitor to the library. You may also have frequent arguments with your family about who gets to read a book first.
The adjective form of frequent also means regularly and often encountered. If you live on the windward side of Oahu, Hawaii, you may experience frequent rain showers. As a verb, frequent means to be a regular visitor or to patronize. You can frequent the trails of the National Parks. You may prefer to frequent locally-owned businesses.
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coming at short intervals or habitually“a frequent guest”“frequent complaints”synonyms:antonyms:infrequentnot frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervalssporadicrecurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instancesoccasionaloccurring from time to timerarerecurring only at long intervals
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frequently encountered“a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'”synonyms:commonhaving no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
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do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
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