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Happening often.

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Used as an adjective, listen here, it means: Happening often. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To go to a particular place often.

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Usage examples (37)
  • A mailman makes frequent stops.
  • A frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'
  • A frequent guest
  • Adjective : to make frequent trips to Tokyo. ,a frequent guest. ,frequent towns along the shore
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