frequentとは

意味・読み方・使い方

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.

   • 1999, Nicholas Walker, “The Reorientation of Critical Theory: Habermas”, in Simon Glemdinning, editor, The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy‎^[1], Routledge, →ISBN, page 489:

     During the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, this commitment brought him into frequent critical confrontation with entrenched forms of conservative thinking […]

2. Occurring at short intervals.
   • (Can we date this quote by Byron かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     frequent feudal towers

3. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
   • (Can we date this quote by Jonathan Swift かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

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

4. (obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
   • (Can we date this quote by Ben Jonson かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

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

5. (obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
   • (Can we date this quote by Massinger かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

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

同意語

• regular
• recurring
• continual
• steady

反意語

• rare
• uncommon

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