frequently

UK: /ˈfriːkwəntli/ US: (frē′kwənt lē)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fre•quent•ly  (frē′kwənt lē), adv. 

1. often;
   many times;
   at short intervals.

• frequent + -ly 1525–35

Synonyms

repeatedly. See often. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

fre•quent /adj. ˈfrikwənt; v. frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfrikwənt/   adj. 

1. happening at short intervals:
   made frequent trips to Japan.
2. habitual or regular:
   a frequent guest at our house.

v. [~ + object]

3. to visit often:
   frequented their neighborhood restaurant.

fre•quent•er, n. [countable]
fre•quent•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fre•quent  (adj. frē′kwənt;v. fri kwent′, frē′kwənt), adj. 

1. happening or occurring at short intervals:
   to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
2. constant, habitual, or regular:
   a frequent guest.
3. located at short distances apart:
   frequent towns along the shore.

v.t. 

4. to visit often;
   go often to;
   be often in:
   to frequent the art galleries.

• Latin frequentāre, derivative of frequēns
• Middle French fréquenter)
• Latin frequent- (stem of frequēns) crowded; (verb, verbal) (
• late Middle English: ample, profuse 1400–50

fre•quent′a•ble, adj. 
fre•quent′er, n. 
fre′quent•ness, n.