frequently
- adverb
- /ˈfriːkwəntli/
- The trains run frequently during peak hours.
- frequently used
- frequently cited
- more frequently
Negative people share much more frequently than positive people.
- Negative people share much more frequently than positive people.
- One, how frequently is each stop codon used?
- For example, like Josh will frequently bring me coffee in bed.
- And I was struck by how frequently people are making these searches.
- You're not regretting the past, which is frequently what we do.
- This is when this is where writers frequently get stuck.
Examples
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I am included in the planning of staff development efforts and have presented frequently to teachers and administrators.
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Now let's answer the most frequently asked question about color.
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Negative people share much more frequently than positive people.
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And so I was there frequently for years.
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Play this record as frequently as possible.
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For example, like Josh will frequently bring me coffee in bed.
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And I was struck by how frequently people are making these searches.
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Furthermore, news stories frequently cited music education as helping students who might not otherwise succeed.
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Audience members are frequently able to ask questions and mingle with speakers at these events.
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Laws and regulations that restrict individual liberties are frequently needed to ensure community health and safety.
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Synonyms
Happens many times
Most of the time
Very often or all the time without stopping
Often at the same or fixed times
It happens again and again
Happens many times
In a regular way without much thought
Happening again and again over time, often with short breaks
Happens many times, usually within a short time
Happens often at set times
Very often on many occasions
Happens again and again
On many occasions
It happens often
In almost all cases
Happens again and again at regular times
On many occasions
Antonyms
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word frequently comes from the same root as frequent and frequency, from an old Latin word that meant 'crowded' or 'many together'. So, think of events happening close together in time — that's why frequently means 'many times' or 'often'.