1a :
common, usual
a frequent practice among these people. b : happening at short intervals : often repeated or occurring a bus making frequent stops. 2 obsolete : full, thronged. 3 : acting or returning regularly or often a frequent visitor a frequent customer. 4 archaic : intimate, familiar.
What does frequent mean in a sentence?
Use the adjective frequent
to describe something done often and at regular intervals
. … The adjective form of frequent also means regularly and often encountered. If you live on the windward side of Oahu, Hawaii, you may experience frequent rain showers. As a verb, frequent means to be a regular visitor or to patronize.
What does the word frequent?
1a :
common, usual
a frequent practice among these people. b : happening at short intervals : often repeated or occurring a bus making frequent stops. 2 obsolete : full, thronged. 3 : acting or returning regularly or often a frequent visitor a frequent customer. 4 archaic : intimate, familiar.
Does frequently mean all the time?
often;
many times
; at short intervals.
What does too frequently mean?
adj. 1
recurring at short intervals
. 2 constant or habitual.
How do you use the word frequently?
- I’ll do what I can to get you more frequent updates, but I can’t guarantee anything. …
- She was one of his frequent guests, visiting him several times each month. …
- She was growing suspicious of his frequent journeys.
What does frequent operation mean?
adj. 1
recurring at short intervals
. 2 constant or habitual.
What is the difference between frequent and often?
If there is a difference, it is that “
frequently
” describes a periodic relationship with an ongoing action, while “often” means a lot of times during the defined period.
What is the opposite word of frequently?
| rarely seldom | not very often little | occasionally once in a while | on rare occasions never | sporadically sometimes |
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Is frequent as constant?
As adjectives the difference between frequent and constant
is that
frequent is done or occurring often
; common while constant is unchanged through time or space; permanent.
Can you say more frequently?
You cannot say
‘read your book (more) frequent’ hence you say ‘read your book (more) frequently’. Is the position of the phrase ‘more frequently’ correct? Adverbs expressing frequency (always, often, etc.) are placed after the verb, but it seems odd to say ‘I want you to more frequently read your book.
What is the difference between occasionally and frequently?
As adverbs the difference between occasionally and frequently. is that occasionally is from time to time; now and then;
once in a while
; irregularly; at infrequent intervals while frequently is at frequent intervals.
How many times is repeatedly?
adverb over and over, often, frequently, many times, again and again, time and (time) again, time after time, many a time and oft (archaic or poetic) They have repeatedly denied the allegations.
Is it too often or to often?
Explanation: You are
correct it should be too
. just another way of saying “too often.” Used quite a bit to emphasize a negative point. all too often means frequently or more often that not, so…
What is very often?
“Very often”
means more often
. We would say “very often” if we thought “often” was not enough. See a translation.
Do once too often?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdo something once too oftendo something once too often to
repeat a bad, stupid
, or dangerous action with the result that you get punished or cause trouble for yourself He tried that trick once too often and in the end they caught him.
