| ADJECTIVE | all | frequent | coming at short intervals or habitually |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | frequent | frequently encountered | |
| VERB | social | frequent, patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, sponsor | do one's shopping at |
| motion | frequent, haunt | be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place |
| Sounds | friy'kwahnt; friy'kweh.nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | ||
| Meaning | Coming at short intervals or habitually. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Narrower | prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife | Most frequent or common |
| regular, steady | relating to a person who does something regularly | |
| Opposite | infrequent | not frequent |
| Spanish | frecuente, habitual | |
| Catalan | habitual | |
| Nouns | frequence | the number of occurrences within a given time period |
| frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category | |
| Adverbs | frequently | many times at short intervals |
| Verbs | frequent | be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place |
| frequent | do one's shopping at | |
| Meaning | frequently encountered. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb 'lay' for the intransitive 'lie'" | |
| Broader | common | Having no special distinction or quality |
| Spanish | frecuente | |
| Catalan | freqüent | |
| Nouns | frequence | the number of occurrences within a given time period |
| frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category | |
| Meaning | Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, sponsor | |
| Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
| Opposite | boycott | refuse to sponsor |
| Spanish | apadrinar, auspiciar, patrocinar | |
| Catalan | apadrinar, auspiciar, patrocinar | |
| Adjectives | frequent | coming at short intervals or habitually |
| Nouns | frequenter | a regular customer |
| Meaning | Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | haunt | |
| Narrower | hang out | spend time in a certain location or with certain people |
| Broader | travel to, visit | go to certain places as for sightseeing |
| Spanish | frecuentar | |
| Catalan | freqüentar, sovintejar | |
| Adjectives | frequent | coming at short intervals or habitually |
| Nouns | frequenter | a regular customer |
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