Standard Lemma guide

frequently

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F R IY1 K W AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F R IY1 K W EH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

At frequent intervals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This question arises frequently.
  • He was enrolled but frequently didn't attend class.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

For infinitely many terms of the sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

many times at short intervals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we often met over a cup of coffee

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes

Antonyms: infrequently

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English frequent Middle English -ly English -ly English frequently From frequent + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հաճախ (hačax) — at frequent intervals
  • Armenian: հաճախակի (hačaxaki) — at frequent intervals
  • Bashkir: йыш (yış) — at frequent intervals
  • Bulgarian: често (često) — at frequent intervals
  • Catalan: freqüentment — at frequent intervals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頻繁 /频繁 (pínfán) — at frequent intervals
  • Dutch: veelvuldig — at frequent intervals
  • Dutch: vaak — at frequent intervals
  • Estonian: sageli — at frequent intervals
  • Estonian: sagedasti — at frequent intervals
  • Finnish: usein — at frequent intervals
  • French: fréquemment — at frequent intervals
  • Galician: frecuentemente — at frequent intervals
  • Galician: a miúdo — at frequent intervals
  • Georgian: ხშირად (xširad) — at frequent intervals
  • German: häufig — at frequent intervals
  • Ancient Greek: συχνῶς (sukhnôs) — at frequent intervals
  • Hungarian: gyakran — at frequent intervals
  • Hungarian: nemritkán — at frequent intervals
  • Ido: freque — at frequent intervals
  • Ingrian: tihtii — at frequent intervals
  • Interlingua: frequentemente — at frequent intervals
  • Irish: go minic — at frequent intervals
  • Italian: frequentemente — at frequent intervals
  • Italian: spesso — at frequent intervals
  • Italian: continuamente — at frequent intervals
  • Japanese: しばしば (shibashiba) — at frequent intervals
  • Japanese: しょっちゅう (shotchū) — at frequent intervals
  • Japanese: 頻繁に (hinpan ni) — at frequent intervals
  • Latin: frequenter — at frequent intervals
  • Latin: saepe — at frequent intervals
  • Latin: crēbriter — at frequent intervals
  • Macedonian: често (često) — at frequent intervals
  • Malayalam: ആവർത്തിച്ച് (āvaṟtticcŭ) — at frequent intervals
  • Polish: często — at frequent intervals
  • Portuguese: frequentemente — at frequent intervals
  • Portuguese: vira e mexe — at frequent intervals
  • Portuguese: amiúde — at frequent intervals
  • Romanian: în mod frecvent — at frequent intervals
  • Romanian: frecvent — at frequent intervals
  • Romanian: deseori — at frequent intervals
  • Russian: ча́сто (částo) — at frequent intervals
  • Lower Sorbian: cesto — at frequent intervals
  • Spanish: frecuentemente — at frequent intervals
  • Spanish: con frecuencia — at frequent intervals
  • Swedish: ofta — at frequent intervals
  • Turkish: düzenli olarak — at frequent intervals
  • Ukrainian: часто (často) — at frequent intervals
Real reading context

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