frequent

Everyday

1. Frequent means happening often. tree →
2. To frequent a place is to go there often (formal). tree →

In the lessons

In maths and data lessons, the most frequent value is the mode; frequency means how often something happens in a tally chart. In everyday life: frequent buses, frequent visits. In health lessons, frequent hand washing stops germs. Phrases: «frequent visitor», «frequent flyer», «frequent breaks».

Examples

• Buses are frequent in the city, every ten minutes. tree →
• Frequent hand washing helps stop colds. tree →
• She is a frequent visitor to the library. tree →
• Take frequent breaks when you use a screen. tree →
• Storms are frequent here in autumn. tree →
• The most frequent number in the list is 4. tree →
• Pirates frequented this harbour long ago. tree →
• Friends and neighbours paid us frequent visits, and we kept open house for all. tree →

Note

Stress differs: adjective «FREE-kwent», verb «free-KWENT». Adverb: «frequently». Noun: «frequency». In maths, «frequency» is how many times a value appears; the «most frequent» value in a data set is the mode.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means common or widespread.

Interpretation. The verse says God's word was rare in Eli's day, which tradition reads as a time when prophecy was scarce.

Examples

• And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. (Prophets 1SA.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Stress differs: adjective «FREE-kwent», verb «free-KWENT». Adverb: «frequently». Noun: «frequency». In maths, «frequency» is how many times a value appears; the «most frequent» value in a data set is the mode.