frequentとは

発音

• (General American, Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/

形容詞

frequent (comparative more frequent または frequenter, superlative most frequent または frequentest)

1. Done or occurring often; common.

   I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.

   There are frequent trains to the beach available.

   I am a frequent visitor to that city.

2. Occurring at short intervals.
   • Byron

     frequent feudal towers

3. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
   • Jonathan Swift

     He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.

4. (obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
   • Ben Jonson

     'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.

5. (obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
   • Massinger

     'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.

同意語

• regular
• recurring
• continual
• steady

反意語

• rare

関連する語

• frequency
• frequently
• infrequent
• frequently asked question (FAQ)

語源 2

From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do または use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”)

発音

• (英国用法) IPA^(key): /fɹɪˈkwɛnt/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

動詞

frequent (三人称単数 現在形 frequents, 現在分詞 frequenting, 過去形および過去分詞形 frequented)

1. (transitive) To visit often.

   I used to frequent that restaurant.

派生語

• frequenter
• unfrequented

Further reading

• frequent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• frequent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911