单词 | frequent |
释义 | † frequentn. Obsolete. rare. Frequentation, resort. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > haunting or resorting > [noun] sokenc1000 hauntc1330 hauntingc1400 resortc1425 resorting?a1439 recoursea1456 repairc1480 frequentinga1555 frequentation1585 frequentance1593 frequent1631 frequency1642 frequentage1814 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies iv. 30 Private alleyes and by-lanes are his Sanctuaryes in the Citie: but places of publike frequent in the Countrey. 1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse ii. 162 Private solitary groves Shut from frequent, his contemplation loves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021). frequentadj.adv. A. adj. a. Of persons, an assembly, etc.: Assembled in great numbers, crowded, full. Often in full and frequent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [adjective] > present at a proceeding > well-attended frequent1590 well-attended1727 1590 tr. P. Ubaldini Disc. Spanishe inuading Eng. 1588 26 There was generally made throughout the whole Realme a most frequent assemblie of all sorts of people. 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 14 He..in a ful and frequent assemblie..besought the faithfull helpe and assistance of his soldiers. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 71 As when of frequent bees Swarms rise out of a hollow rock. 1638 R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 54 To-morrow, in Stirling, is expected a frequent Counsell. 1677 J. Dryden State Innocence i. i. 3 'Tis fit in frequent Senate we confer. 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvi. 377 Apart they sate, And full and frequent, form'd a dire debate. 1746 H. Walpole Lett. to H. Mann (1857) II. 38 One hundred and thirty-nine Lords were present, and made a noble sight on their benches frequent and full! ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > place of resort > [adjective] > (much) frequented frequentc1540 haunted1576 well-frequented1578 frequented1601 the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded thickc893 replete?a1475 frequentc1540 throng1557 thicky1587 thronged1605 celebrious1611 crowded1612 stiff1683 swarming1810 multitudinous1820 throngful1830 dense1842 swarmy1858 teeminga1873 swarmed1885 mobbed1898 c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Avjv The erd is now mair frequent in pepyl, than it was. 1555 E. Grindal Remains (1843) (modernized text) 239 Master Scory and certain other..have an English Church there, but not very frequent. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 342 When he was to play upon his harpe, for a prize in some frequent Theater. 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Frequent,..much haunted, or goe too. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 1 The town..seemed frequent and full of people. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 7 Halls, Frequent with crystal column, and clear shrines Of pearl. 2. Found at short distances apart; numerous, abundant. Somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > at short intervals apart frequent1605 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 2 [Britaine is]..beautified with many populous Cities..frequent Hospitals [etc.]. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 440 There is no beast so frequent as these in all Cilicia. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 2 Pirats and Pickaronoes: which are very frequent upon the Coasts of Spaine. 1718 J. Addison Remarks Italy (ed. 2) 189 Through frequent Cracks the steaming Sulphur broke. 1722 D. Coxe Descr. Carolana 86 The Plant..is very frequent in most of the Southern Parts of this Country. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 217 Walls..flanked and crowned by frequent square towers. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. vii. 89 It was a wise and lovely sentiment, that set up the frequent shrine and cross along the roadside. 3. a. Commonly used or practised, well known, common, usual. Now rare. †frequent to: commonly occurring in. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or customary wonesomec1200 wonec1275 customable1381 customeda1382 useda1382 wonta1382 wonted1408 accustomed1429 vulgarc1430 usualc1444 famosec1449 customalc1450 accustomablec1475 accustomatea1513 frequent1531 accustomary1541 customary1574 frequented1586 consuetudinary1590 ordinary1605 consuetudinal1656 habitual1689 solent1694 regulation1803 usitate1885 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. vii. sig. av Howe frequent & familiar a thynge with euery astate & degre throughout Christendome is this reuerent othe. 1635 A. Stafford Femall Glory 49 I have not..used any one word not frequent, and familiar. 1673 Siege in W. Davenant Wks. i. 65/2 In the epistles Dedicatory..'tis frequent To belie men with praise. 1706 W. Congreve Pindarique Ode on Her Majesty's Arms Disc. sig. Aj There is nothing more frequent among us, than..Pindarique Odes. 1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) II. iii. 153 Such enamelled plates being frequent to old watches instead of crystals. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 139 Such we may rely on it was a picture, and a correct one, of frequent life. 1869 Times 1 Jan. 4 It is frequent to impute to Radicals the wish to ‘Americanize our institutions’. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > [adjective] > published or spread abroad publisheda1400 divulgatea1440 well-sunga1450 vulgate1513 promulgate1526 blazed1590 divulged1607 frequent1623 promulgated1657 announced1769 publicized1822 divulgated1842 outblown1851 vulgateda1861 circulated1867 broadcast1878 well-publicized1917 society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [adjective] > best- or quick-selling well-selling1606 frequent1623 bestselling1797 megaselling1983 1623 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1849) (modernized text) II. 369 I was not then fully persuaded of the prince's going to Spain, though the report were frequent, from London. 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. xxv. sig. E10 His frequent'st Workes goe out in single sheets. 1629 P. Massinger Roman Actor i. i. sig. Bv 'Tis frequent in the Citie, he hath subdued The Catti, and the Daci. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 62 The story is frequent. 4. Happening or occurring at short intervals; often recurring; coming or happening in close succession. Of the pulse: Faster than is normal or usual (cf. French pouls fréquent).The prevailing sense, by which all the others, so far as they survive, are more or less coloured. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] commona1325 ofta1382 yedera1400 oftena1450 thick?c1450 repeated1577 obvious1586 crebrousc1600 frequent1604 thick and threefold1615 oftentime1876 oft-time1895 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [adjective] > rapid pulse sublated1647 frequent1707 running1821 fluttering1834 sharp1843 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Frequent, often, done many times. 1615 J. Stephens Satyrical Ess. 260 This watch-word will be frequent in his cups. 1663 A. Marvell Let. Jan. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 251 Concerning which you may expect frequente letters. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 43 This Pulse is feverish..and frequenter than the former. 1750 T. Newton Milton's Paradise Lost There have been frequent forgeries in the literary world. 1795 Gentleman's Mag. 65 539/2 The blights were this year..more frequent, and..more destructive than usual. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. i These green banks..Brown, when I left them last, with frequent feet. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiii. 166 The snow was deep..and our immersions in unseen holes very frequent. 5. Addicted to, wont to indulge in (a practice, course of action); accustomed to do (something); given to repetition in (a subject). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > accustomed, used, or wont wontc888 haunteda1325 accustomed1429 consuetec1503 acquainted1572 frequent1575 occasioned1576 fain1596 wontlike1601 habited1605 habituate1606 wonted1611 practised1656 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 33v Bot weill ȝe knaw, thair is na men frequent To enter heir. 1608 J. Dod & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. Prov. ix. & xii. 101 The holy Ghost in this booke, is very frequent in this point. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. ii. 32 He is..lesse frequent to his Princely exercises then formerly he hath appeared. View more context for this quotation a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) I. 200 The Fathers are frequent in comparing..Eve, the Mother of Man, and Mary the Mother of God. 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions i. i. 7 How frequent the Scripture is in the prohibition of this practice. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 244. ⁋5 Fellows of this Class are very frequent in the Repetition of the Words Rough and Manly. 1873 J. H. Newman Idea of Univ. (ed. 3) 329 Milton is frequent in allusions to his own history and circumstances. 6. Thesaurus » b. (with an agent-noun): That does a thing often; constant, habitual, regular. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > that does something habitually customablec1449 accustomablec1475 inure1475 usual1579 frequent1611 habituated1619 customary1629 regular1782 habitual1825 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Cor. xi. 23 In prisons more frequent: in deaths oft. View more context for this quotation 1628 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 208 Fyve of the frequentest Comunicants. a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) i. a. 26 In sufferinge such a crew of riotous gallants..to bee so frequent Both in your howse and presence. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 306 The timorous hare, Grown so familiar with her frequent guest, Scarce shuns me. 1857 R. A. Willmott Pleasures of Lit. xi. 49 Of course, the frequent writer will in time be quick. 1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. vii. 211 The Professor..was a frequent guest at my grandmother's tea-table. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > [adjective] sociable1573 frequent1609 conversative1617 conversablea1631 conversive1661 homiletical1668 social1788 interpersonal1842 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > accustomed, used, or wont > familiar with or experienced in anything familiar1509 frequentative1575 experienced1576 beatena1593 frequent1609 veteran1624 seasoneda1643 hackneyed1749 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with craftyOE slyc1175 coutha1225 well acquainteda1250 privyc1300 cunningc1325 well-groundeda1438 acquainted?a1439 familiar1509 at home1531 overseen1533 intelligent1546 long-experienced1567 conversant1573 skilful1596 accomplished1603 frequent1609 well (better, best) verseda1610 understanding1612 sound1615 studieda1616 technical1617 versed1622 conversing1724 versant1787 on intimate habits1809 special1830 inquainted1849 pre-acquainted1907 sophisticated1952 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cxvii. sig. H Accuse me thus..That I haue frequent binne with vnknown mindes. View more context for this quotation 1615 J. Stephens Satyrical Ess. 214 A talkative Barber: with whome he is the more frequent. 1631 T. Heywood England's Elizabeth (1641) 52 He was..In the liberall arts so frequent, that they appeared rather innate and born with him, then..acquired. 1632 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. Iron Age To Rdr. sig. A4v Euery hard name, which may appeare obscure or intricate to such as are not frequent in Poetry. B. adv. Frequently, often. (nonstandard in later use.)ⓘ ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adverb] unseldea950 oftOE thickOE ylomeOE oftsithec1175 oftsithesc1175 lomec1200 oftlya1225 oft-stounds1303 continuallyc1305 oftena1325 rifely1357 oft-timesc1384 oft-timec1387 oftentimesa1393 oftentimec1395 fele-sitha1400 lightlya1400 oftentide?a1400 rifea1400 seresitha1400 many a foldc1400 often sithec1405 hauntinglyc1440 by many a foldc1450 fele-syss1489 frequently1531 feltymesc1540 oftens1567 oftenly1574 frequent1614 repeatedlya1647 (as) often as not1723 more often (or oftener) than not1723 not uncommonly1747 not infrequently1779 (at) every whip-stitch1824 oftenwhilesa1850 at short intervals1859 1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 6 Such like more occurre in ancient and later Storie very frequent. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 61 Th' old And crazy earth has had her shaking fits More frequent. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 30 Nor frequent does the bright oar break The darkening mirror of the lake. 1870 B. Harte Truthful James ii But his smile it was pensive and childlike, As I frequent remarked to Bill Nye. Derivatives ˈfrequentness n. the state or condition of being frequent; frequency. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [noun] oftnessa1425 oftenness1565 community1595 commonness1597 frequence1603 assiduity1611 frequency1641 crebrity1656 frequentness1664 ofteninga1889 1664 H. More Expos. 7 Epist. c 7 a The more-then-ordinary frequentness of burning the blessed Protestant Martyrs..in this Period. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues ii. viii. 217 Admit the necessity of dying, what necessity or conveniency of the frequentness of Diseases? 1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter 344 The frequentness of saintship among the Irish. Draft additions January 2002 frequent flyer n. (a) a person who regularly travels by aeroplane, esp. on the same route or with the same airline; (b) attributive, designating or relating to a consumer incentive scheme under which credits accumulated with qualifying transactions (originally flights booked with the same airline) are redeemable against the cost of future travel and other leisure services; cf. air mile n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > aircraft passengers > wealthy or frequent users of jet travel > member of jet-setter1959 frequent flyer1980 1980 Business Week (Nexis) 28 Apr. 104 Pan American..gave international passengers souvenir plates last summer,..but discarded the idea after frequent fliers complained about getting duplicates. 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Oct. e1 Delta's ‘Frequent Flyer’ program, which requires travelers to sign up ahead of time, is less generous than Northwest's. 1988 Los Angeles Times 7 Feb. vii. 9/1 With the latest round of triple mileage offers to frequent fliers, the airlines have finally, it seems, taken leave of their senses... The hazard is that the airlines are running up an indebtedness to frequent-flier club members of hundreds of millions..of miles. 2000 D. Brooks Bobos in Paradise 149 Airborne academics hop from conference to conference, racking up frequent flyer miles and comparing notes on duty-free opportunities around the globe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). frequentv. 1. transitive. To visit or make use of (a place) often; to resort to habitually; to attend (a meeting, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > haunting or resorting > haunt [verb (transitive)] hauntc1290 usea1382 resortc1450 enhaunt1530 practise1553 frequent1555 dog1600 habituate1872 the world > space > place > presence > be present at [verb (transitive)] > be present at (a proceeding or meeting) tend1460 to make one1542 frequent1555 assist1603 attend1646 to sit in1919 society > travel > [verb (transitive)] > traverse a distance or ground > again > travel (a route) frequently frequent1555 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 320v The nauigation to India..was then wel knowen and frequented. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xv. 266 Many..haue frequented sermons with appearance of great deuotion. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 769 This house is fiftie or threescore yards long, frequented onely by Priests. 1694 E. Gibson Let. 13 June in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) 227 He constantly frequented the Presbyterian meetings. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 148. ⁋4 A Coffee-house which I myself frequent. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 6 Some of those Ways thro' the Hills were much frequented. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. i. xi. 35 Proper Ideas or Materials are only to be got by frequenting good Company. 1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) V. 213 Drawing in the academy, which was then frequented, though established only by private contributions among the artists. 1834 L. Hunt Town (1848) iv. 191 The Church of St. Clement Danes..was the one most frequented by Dr. Johnson. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 213 Whales of the species called ‘California Greys’, frequent this..bay. 2. a. To visit or associate with (a person); to be frequently with (a person) or in (his company). Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate with [verb (transitive)] seeOE drawc1275 mella1300 meeta1325 fellow1340 usec1384 conjoinc1386 joinc1390 knitc1400 accompany1461 enfellowship1470 frequent1477 haunt1477 mixa1513 encompanya1533 combinea1535 contract1548 to take with ——1562 associate1581 to have a saying toa1593 cope1594 sort1594 to take in1597 consort1600 herd1606 factionate1611 to keep company (with)a1616 accost1633 solder1641 converse1649 walk1650 consociate1653 coalite1734 to get with ——a1772 forgather1786 unionize1810 to go rounda1867 to mix in1870 cop1940 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 62 Frequente and haunte the companyes of wysemen and not of the riche. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Diogenes Cynicus in Panoplie Epist. 293 If you frequent the companie of Crates, a man indued with rare wisdome. 1580 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David xxvi. iii I did not them frequent, Who be to vainesse bent. 1616 in J. Brown Bunyan (1887) i. 4 He doth frequent and keep company with Margarett Bennett. 1683 W. Penn Wks. (1782) IV. 307 Nor do their husbands frequent them till that time [their month] be expired. a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) II. 192 His Lordship had one friend that used to frequent him much. 1889 J. R. Lowell Latest Ess. (1892) 145 It is for other and greater virtues that I would frequent the Greeks. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > affect with disease [verb (transitive)] > attack > often frequent1632 1632 tr. G. Bruele Praxis Medicinæ 59 This disease..doth frequent children. a. To use habitually or repeatedly; to practise. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] usec1300 maintain1384 observec1390 custom1392 practic?a1425 practise?c1430 frequent1485 to have in wonea1500 wont1530 trade1550 to make a practice of1722 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > use repeatedly frequent1485 trade?1551 accustom1792 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. biiij/2 Charles..by ardaunt desyre frequented the bookes composed vpon the crysten fayth. 1541 Bible (Cranmer) (title page) The Byble in Englyshe..to be frequented and used in everye Churche within this his sayd realme. 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. xi. 226 The Great Prophet Dauid, whiche songe the Misteries of God in Meter frequented Singing. 1576 A. Fleming Panoplie Epist. Epitome sig. Aj Vertue and commendable behauiour, was of them both so frequented and followed. 1609 W. B. tr. Philosophers Banquet ii. iv. f. 57 The oyle of the Oliue they..frequented..sparingly. 1642 W. Bird Mag. of Honour 55 And after that the word Baron seemeth to be frequented in this Realm in lieu and place of the word Thane. 1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 43 A Play which has been frequented the most of any he has writ. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > perform rite(s) [verb (transitive)] workOE servec1175 usea1250 solemnize1382 exercisea1400 observec1425 solennizec1440 officyc1443 officec1449 execute1450 solemn1483 celebratec1487 solemnizate1538 frequenta1555 to put upa1628 officiate1631 ceremony1635 liturgy1716 a1555 [see frequenting n. at Derivatives]. 1565 J. Jewel tr. St. Augustine in Replie Hardinges Answeare xiiii. 507 He gaue the Image of his Passion to be frequented [L. celebrandam] in the Churche. 1579 W. Fulke Refut. Rastels Confut. in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 723 The Christians did solemnelye frequent the memories of the martyrs. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 343 b God did institute in his Church two Sacramentes..If we do not frequent these in that sincerity of Religion..Let us be condemned. 1671 [see frequenting n. at Derivatives]. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or busy oneself [verb (reflexive)] busyOE frequent?a1562 employ1578 ?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 144 He, dayly frequentyng hyme self abought suche busynes, & deades of honest charitie. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] > accustom (a person) > adapt to circumstances > familiarize a person with a thing frequent1588 acquaint1589 naturalize1598 familiarize1635 1588 Exhort. to H.M. faithful Subjects in Harl. Misc. II. 93 Ye encounter with them that are rich, hardy, resolute, and frequented with daily victories. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 219 [The Armenians practised certain vices] which my conscience commands me to conceale: least I frequent this Northern world with that which their nature never knew. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > have social communication [verb (intransitive)] commonc1350 communea1393 haunt1481 frequent1577 interdeal1609 intercommune1828 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate together or with [verb (intransitive)] mingc1275 company1387 joinc1390 meddlec1390 herd?a1400 fellowshipc1430 enfellowship1470 to step in1474 accompany?1490 yoke?a1513 to keep with ——c1515 conjoin1532 wag1550 frequent1577 encroach1579 consort1588 sort1595 commerce1596 troop1597 converse1598 to keep (also enter, come into, etc.) commons1598 to enter common1604 atone1611 to walk (also travel) in the way with1611 minglea1616 consociate1638 associate1644 corrive1647 co-unite1650 walk1650 cohere1651 engage1657 mix1667 accustom1670 to make one1711 coalite1735 commerciate1740 to have nothing to say to (also with)1780 gang?1791 companion1792 mess1795 matea1832 comrade1865 to go around1904 to throw in with1906 to get down1975 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > haunting or resorting > haunt or resort [verb (intransitive)] floatc1315 haunta1375 repaira1393 resort1432 abraid?a1439 accustomc1475 use1488 frequent1577 howff1808 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. vi. ii. 97 An infinite multitude..frequented vnto Paulus. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 127 I frequented more often to Camilla. 1599 Sir R. Wrothe in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 181 Sertaine lewde fellowes..which doe frequente and use aboute Layton heath. 1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. K5v He frequented much with Fra. Antonio da Viterbo. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. i. vii. 123 Will she frequent in Towns, or will she resort to unhabited places? 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. 128 Far from all the ways Where men frequent. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 30 Nor track nor path-way might declare That human foot frequented there. a. To crowd or pack closely together. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > crowd together thrumble1513 throng1539 pack1545 serr1562 close1566 frequent1578 thwack1589 contrude1609 crowd1612 serry1639 wedge1720 stuff1728 pig1745 jam1771 condensate1830 wad1850 sardine1895 1578 [implied in: J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 81 Blacke concreted bloud..packed together with the frequented Fibres. (at frequented adj. c)]. b. To crowd, fill (a place). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > crowd stuff1571 throng1578 impester1601 thrust1615 throng1637 confluence1656 frequent1667 crowd1695 1594 M. Drayton Matilda sig. D2v The brim-full Cesterns of these eyes, With surging Tydes of brackist teares frequented. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 1091 With tears Watering the ground, and with our sighs the Air Frequenting . View more context for this quotation c. To supply abundantly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > provide or supply (a person or thing) with anything > abundantly lade1481 laden1514 frequent1682 1682 N. Crouch Admirable Curiosities (1684) 82 Winchester is a City which flourished in the time of the Romans and now indifferently peopled, and frequented by water. Derivatives freˈquenting n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > haunting or resorting > [noun] sokenc1000 hauntc1330 hauntingc1400 resortc1425 resorting?a1439 recoursea1456 repairc1480 frequentinga1555 frequentation1585 frequentance1593 frequent1631 frequency1642 frequentage1814 a1555 N. Ridley in N. Ridley & H. Latimer Certein Conf. (1556) f. 17 The..institution of oure sauior Christe for the ofte frequenting of the remembrance of his deathe. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 138 b As touchyng Luthers frequentyng of Hyperbolicall speaches. 1671 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa i. xix. 119 Here comes in the frequenting of the Sacraments. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 376 Birds, by whose frequentings he arrives to the top of his hopes. 1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) v. 163 Which may be known from ordinary snakes by certain signs, such as their frequenting huts, not eating mice [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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