Definition of "frequent" []

• Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals: frequent errors of judgment. (adjective)
• Habitual or regular: a frequent visitor to our house. (adjective)
• To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often: frequent a restaurant. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""We had the promise of stable retirement," Silva said, after a career spent in what he described as frequent contact with human blood, puke and poop."
• "Although Mr. Kushchenko says he will have neither a financial stake nor a formal role in the Nets 'organization, he speaks with a proprietary air about his colleague's venture and what he calls their frequent "joint reflections" on it."
• "GERARD KAISER, JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Because of their status, they often do not keep the follow-up appointments, and if there are then problems in the follow-up or particularly need to continue medication, if that's not done, then they return to the hospital and become what we call frequent flyers to the emergency room."