frequent
/ˈfriːkwənt/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्रीक्वन्ट
बार-बार होने वाला
Core word
- 1
happening or doing something often
बार-बार होने वाला
- frequent visits
- She makes frequent trips to her village to meet her grandparents.
- Frequent power cuts make studying at night difficult.
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- She makes frequent trips to Jaipur for work.
- Heavy rain is frequent in Mumbai during July.
Synonyms regular repeated common habitual constant
Opposite rare occasional
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[T] formal
to visit a particular place often
अक्सर जाना
- He frequents the library.
- Students frequent the small tea stall near the college gate.
- The old man frequents the same tea stall every morning.
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- Foreign tourists frequent the beaches of Goa in winter.
- Students often frequent the library before exams.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
frequent + noun (adjective)
As an adjective it means happening often; it goes before a noun.
विशेषण के रूप में इसका अर्थ है बार-बार होने वाला; यह संज्ञा से पहले आता है।
- Radhika is a frequent visitor to the library.
- Frequent power cuts disturbed her studies.
be + frequent (comparative: more frequent)
After 'be' it states how common something is, and it can be compared.
'be' के बाद यह बताता है कि कोई बात कितनी आम है, और इसकी तुलना की जा सकती है।
- Rainfall is frequent in July.
- Accidents became more frequent after the road was widened.
frequent + place (verb, stress on second syllable)
As a verb, pronounced fri-QUENT, it means to visit a place often; it is formal and is not followed by 'to'.
क्रिया के रूप में fri-QUENT उच्चारण के साथ इसका अर्थ किसी स्थान पर बार-बार जाना है; यह formal है और इसके बाद 'to' नहीं आता।
- Students frequent the canteen after the lectures.
- He frequents the old bookshop on Station Road.
a frequent flyer / frequent traveller
Compound phrases for people who travel often, for which airlines have special schemes.
ये ऐसे लोगों के लिए compound वाक्यांश हैं जो बार-बार यात्रा करते हैं, और एयरलाइनों की इनके लिए विशेष योजनाएँ होती हैं।
- A frequent flyer earns points on every trip.
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frequent + noun
visitorflyertravellercustomerchangecomplaints
- The bank gives rewards to its frequent customers.
adverb + frequent
veryincreasinglyrelativelylessequally
- Floods have become increasingly frequent in the region.
frequent + place (verb)
a cafea librarya templea marketa park
- She frequents the library near her college.
frequent + event noun
power cutsvisitsmistakesbreaksmeetings
- Frequent breaks help students concentrate.
“More examples 5
- Frequent revision is the best way to remember vocabulary.
शब्दावली याद रखने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका बार-बार दोहराना है।
- Cyclones are frequent on the eastern coast between October and December.
अक्तूबर से दिसंबर के बीच पूर्वी तट पर चक्रवात बार-बार आते हैं।
- Radhika is a frequent contributor to the school magazine.
राधिका स्कूल पत्रिका में बार-बार लिखने वाली लेखिका है।
- Pilgrims frequent the temple during the festival of Navratri.
नवरात्रि के पर्व के दौरान तीर्थयात्री मंदिर में बार-बार आते हैं।
- There are frequent trains between Delhi and Agra every hour.
दिल्ली और आगरा के बीच हर घंटे बार-बार रेलगाड़ियाँ चलती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He frequents to the library every day.
✓ He frequents the library every day.
The verb 'frequent' is transitive and takes no 'to'.
क्रिया 'frequent' सकर्मक है और इसके साथ 'to' नहीं आता।
✗ Power cuts are very frequently in our town.
✓ Power cuts are very frequent in our town.
After 'are' an adjective is needed, not the adverb 'frequently'.
'are' के बाद विशेषण चाहिए, adverb 'frequently' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe how often something occurs and differ in regularity.
ये विशेषण बताते हैं कि कोई बात कितनी बार होती है और नियमितता में अलग हैं।
Happening often, with no fixed pattern.
बार-बार होने वाला, बिना किसी निश्चित क्रम के।
- Frequent rain delayed the match.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Adjective FREquent and verb freQUENT.
Pronunciation: Adjective में stress पहले syllable पर आता है, यानी FREquent (बार-बार होने वाला); verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर आता है, यानी freQUENT (किसी जगह बार-बार जाना)।