Meanings
comparative more frequently · superlative most frequently
- At frequent intervals.
This question arises frequently.
3 more examples
He was enrolled but frequently didn't attend class.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.
2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American ScientistThe NFA has been a flashpoint for advocates, who say that silencers are not frequently used in crime and believe that the silencers and other weapons regulated under the law, including machine guns and short-barreled rifles and shotguns, are protected by the Second Amendment.
2025 March 26, Hannah Rabinowitz, “DOJ considers abandoning the defense of federal restrictions on gun silencers”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2025 - mathematicsFor infinitely many terms of the sequence.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek συχνῶς
- συχνῶς (sukhnôs)at frequent intervals
Bulgarian често
- често (često)at frequent intervals
Catalan freqüentment
- freqüentmentat frequent intervals
Chinese Mandarin 頻繁 /频繁
- 頻繁 /频繁 (pínfán)at frequent intervals
Dutch veelvuldig, vaak
- veelvuldigat frequent intervals
- vaakat frequent intervals
Estonian sageli, sagedasti
- sageliat frequent intervals
- sagedastiat frequent intervals
Finnish usein
- useinat frequent intervals
French fréquemment
- fréquemmentat frequent intervals
German häufig
- häufigat frequent intervals
Hungarian gyakran, nemritkán
- gyakranat frequent intervals
- nemritkánat frequent intervals
Irish go minic
- go minicat frequent intervals
Italian frequentemente, spesso
- frequentementeat frequent intervals
- spessoat frequent intervals
- continuamenteat frequent intervals
Japanese しばしば, しょっちゅう
- しばしば (shibashiba)at frequent intervals
- しょっちゅう (shotchū)at frequent intervals
- 頻繁に (hinpan ni)at frequent intervals
Latin frequenter, saepe
- frequenterat frequent intervals
- saepeat frequent intervals
- crēbriterat frequent intervals
Polish często
- częstoat frequent intervals
Portuguese frequentemente, vira e mexe
- frequentementeat frequent intervals
- vira e mexeat frequent intervals
- amiúdeat frequent intervals
Romanian în mod frecvent, frecvent
- în mod frecventat frequent intervals
- frecventat frequent intervals
- deseoriat frequent intervals
Russian ча́сто
- ча́сто (částo)at frequent intervals
Spanish frecuentemente, con frecuencia
- frecuentementeat frequent intervals
- con frecuenciaat frequent intervals
Swedish ofta
- oftaat frequent intervals
Turkish düzenli olarak
- düzenli olarakat frequent intervals
Ukrainian часто
- часто (často)at frequent intervals
Cite this entry
frequently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frequently
“frequently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frequently. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frequently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frequently.
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