frequent
part of speech
adjective (frequent, more frequent, most frequent); verb (frequent, frequents, frequented — formal, «free-KWENT»)
meaning for a pupil
1) Frequent means happening often. tree →
2) To frequent a place is to go there often (formal). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. (Prophets 1SA.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- 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 the corpora
- And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
- Common exception words are frequent words whose spelling does not fully match their sounds; the National Curriculum lists them for each year.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «frequent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.