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frequent

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈfɹiˌkwɛnt// fre·quent Archaic General-service

v. to visit a place often or regularly. You use this when you go to a specific café, park, or shop many times.

v. to visit or attend a place often or habitually. Formal in register; implies a pattern of regular patronage or presence.


SIMPLE

I frequent this coffee shop because the internet is fast.

CONTEXTUAL

Local artists often frequent the small gallery on the corner to discuss their latest projects.

COMPLEX

During his years in Paris, the writer would frequent the various literary salons to network with established poets and secure funding for his journal.

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Etymology 1

From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).

Etymology 2

From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”).

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object representing a location or establishment.

Pitfall

I frequent to that park.I frequent that park.Frequent is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'to' before the object.

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