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FREEKW-uh-ntlee/ˈfriːkwəntli/

Frequently means often: frequently asked questions; occur frequently. Frequent is the adjective (already in the dictionary). Often is everyday; regularly stresses a schedule. Seldom is an opposite. Do not use frequently for a one-off event. FAQs are a common collocation.

Meaning

Often; many times.

Examples

• “This spelling is frequently marked wrong in Task 1.”
• “Buses run frequently until eleven, which is the timetable sense.”

Good to know

frequently + verb. Adjective: frequent. Everyday: often. Schedule twin: regularly. Opposite: seldom / rarely. Collocation: frequently asked questions.

Near in meaning

often

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