King James Bible Dictionary

FRE'QUENT, adjective [Latin 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 transitive [Latin 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.

FREQUENT'ABLE, adjective Accessible. [Not used.]

FREQUENTA'TION, noun

1. The act of frequenting.

2. The habit of visiting often.

FREQUENT'ATIVE, adjective

In grammar, signifying the frequent repetition of an action; as a frequentative verb.

FRE'QUENTED, participle passive Often visited.

FRE'QUENTER, noun One who often visits or resorts to customarily.

FRE'QUENTLY, adverb Often; many times; at short intervals; commonly.

FRE'QUENTNESS, noun The quality of being frequent or often repeated.