I.that takes place repeatedly, often, or frequently, often, frequent (class.; syn.: celeber, creber).
I. Lit.
A. Of persons, that is often at a place, or that often does a thing, regular, constant, repeated (syn.: “assiduus, creber, multus): erat ille Romae frequens, in foro et in ore omnium cottidie versabatur,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 16: “quibuscum si frequentes sunt,” id. Off. 2, 13, 46; cf. Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 80.— Comp.: “quod filium frequentiorem prope cum illis quam secum cernebat,” Liv. 39, 53, 11: “Demosthenes frequens fuit Platonis auditor,” an assiduous hearer, Cic. Or. 4, 45: “nos autem in hoc genere (orationis) frequentes,” id. ib. 50, 167: “sed in utroque frequentiores sunt poëtae,” id. ib. 60, 202; cf. “spectator,” Quint. 10, 5, 19: “conviva,” Mart. 9, 98, 10: “frequentem ad signa esse,” Liv. 3, 24, 5: “adesse senatui,” Tac. A. 4, 55; so with dat.: “contionibus,” id. H. 4, 69 fin.: “secretis,” id. A. 4, 3: “in ore frequens posteritatis eris,” Ov. P. 2, 6, 34: “frequens te audivi atque affui,” Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 243.—Poet. with inf.: “hic hominum casus lenire et demere fatis Jura frequens,” Stat. Th. 7, 706.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things, repeated, often, frequent, common, usual: “mihi frequentem operam dedistis,” Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 7: “(senectus) caret epulis exstructisque mensis et frequentibus poculis,” Cic. de Sen. 13, 44: “frequentiores (lactucae) in cibo,” Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 68: “frequentes litterae,” Suet. Tib. 11: “edicta,” id. Ner. 41: “iambus et trochaeus frequens,” Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.: “(verbum igitur) cum apud alios sit etiam frequens, apud alios numquam reperiatur,” Quint. 1, 5, 39: “opera (= assidua),” Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 99: frequentiora latrocinia, Asin. Poll. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 1: “familiaritas,” Nep. Att. 19 fin.: “honores,” id. Phoc. 1: “comparationis usus,” Quint. 8, 6, 14: “frequentior usus anulorum,” Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 17; cf.: “nec fuit alia gemma apud antiquos usu frequentior,” id. 37, 7, 31, § 106: “frequentior fama,” Liv. 2, 32, 3: sententia, held or adopted by many, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 6: “frequens apud Graecos adagium,” Gell. 1, 8, 4; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 37: “id frequentius est, quam ut exemplis confirmandum sit,” id. 4, 1, 75; 9, 2, 53: “esse videatur, jam nimis frequens, octonarium incohat,” id. 9, 4, 73.— With a subject-clause: “erat adhuc frequens senatoribus, si quid, etc....loco sententiae promere, = usitatum,” Tac. A. 2, 33: “parere ergo exceptionem rei judicatae, frequens est,” Dig. 44, 2, 6.
II. Transf., of a multitude, assembled in great numbers, full, crowded, numerous: “videt multos equites Romanos, frequentes praeterea cives atque socios,” Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 7: “refert etiam, qui audiant, frequentes an pauci an singuli,” id. de Or. 3, 55, 211: “major frequentiorque legatio,” Liv. 5, 5, 10: “senatus fuit frequentior quam, etc.... frequentes fuimus, omnino ad ducentos,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1: “senatus frequens convenit,” id. Fam. 10, 12, 3; cf.: “senatus frequens vocatu Drusi in curiam venit,” id. de Or. 3, 1, 2; Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 111; cf. “also: frequentissimo senatu,” Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99: “ad frequentiores consultatio dilata,” Liv. 35, 7, 1: “legem populi frequentis suffragiis abrogare,” Cic. Brut. 62, 222: “mane Germani frequentes ad eum in castra venerunt,” in great numbers, Caes. B. G. 4, 13, 4; cf.: “eodem conveniunt undique frequentes,” id. ib. 7, 63, 6; id. B. C. 1, 13, 1: “frequenti consessu,” Suet. Aug. 44: “convivio frequenti,” id. Caes. 31; id. Tib. 61: “frequenti auditorio,” id. Claud. 41: “equites Romani, qui frequentissimi in gradibus Concordiae steterunt,” Cic. Phil. 7, 8, 21: “huc postero die quam frequentissimi conveniunt,” Caes. B. G. 4, 11, 5: “frequens ibi hic piscis,” Plin. 9, 59, 85, § 180: huc frequens Caementa demittit redemptor Cum famulis (poet. for famulis frequentibus), Hor. C. 3, 1, 34.—
B. Of places filled with a multitude, filled, full, crowded, populous, much frequented, well stocked (syn.: plenus, abundans).— Constr. absol., with abl., and in Tac. also with gen.
(α).
Absol.: “frequentissimum theatrum,” Cic. Div. 1, 28 fin.: “sic ut nulla (praefectura) tota Italia frequentior dici possit,” more populous, id. Planc. 8, 21: “ei processit, ut est frequens municipium magna multitudo,” id. Phil. 2, 41, 106: “Numidia,” Sall. J. 78 fin.: “celebre et frequens emporium,” much frequented, Liv. 38, 18, 11: “via,” Ov. A. A. 1, 585; cf. “compita,” Hor. S. 2, 3, 26: “ludi,” id. Carm. Sec. 22; cf. “pompa,” Ov. A. A. 1, 147.—
(β).
With abl. (since the Aug. per.): “cum situm moeniaque et frequentem tectis urbem vidissent,” Liv. 1, 9, 9: “loca aedificiis,” id. 31, 23, 5: “Aegyptus multis (urbibus),” Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60: “terra colubris,” Ov. M. 4, 620: “Sinuessa niveis columbis,” id. ib. 15, 715: “silva trabibus,” id. ib. 8, 328; cf.: “locus piceis ilicibusque,” id. H. 16, 54: “nemus agrestium pavonum multitudine frequens,” Curt. 9, 2, 13: “Nilus feris et beluis,” Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53: “amnis vorticibus,” Ov. M. 9, 106: “vivarium piscibus,” Col. 8, 16, 4: “pharetra telis Lernaeis,” Sen. Herc. Fur. 1233.—Comp.: “utra pars frequentior vicis esset,” Liv. 35, 11, 5.—*
(γ).
With gen.: “quod talis silvae frequens fecundusque erat (mons),” Tac. A. 4, 65.—Hence, adv.: frĕ-quenter .
1. (Acc. to I.) Often, frequently (not freq. till after the Aug. per.): “ut frequenter et assidue consequamur artis rationem studio et exercitatione,” Auct. Her. 4, 56, 69: “ad aliquem frequenter ventitare,” Cic. Rep. 1, 9 (Moser, frequentes); cf.: “gratior (erat) Alexandro frequenter in officinam ventitanti,” Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 85: “praecipue quidem apud Ciceronem, frequenter tamen apud Asinium,” Quint. 1, 8, 11: “frequenter in his etiam conjecturae locus est, nonnumquam tractatur aliqua finitio: aliquando etiam legales possunt incidere tractatus,” id. 3, 8, 4: “habet usum talis allegoriae frequenter oratio, sed raro totius,” id. 8, 6, 47: “continuo aut certe nimium frequenter,” id. 9, 1, 11; “opp. semper,” id. 12, 1, 3; v. infra.—Comp.: “quod et M. Cicero scripto ad Brutum libro frequentius testatur,” Quint. 1, 10, 4: “haec ad conjecturam frequentius pertinent, sed interim ad jus quoque,” id. 5, 10, 38: “ne plebs frumentationum causa frequentius a negotiis avocaretur,” Suet. Aug. 40: “non alias missi cecidere frequentius ignes,” Ov. F. 3, 287.—Sup.: “translatione frequentissime sermo omnis utitur,” Cic. Or. 24, 81: “non semper, etiamsi frequentissime, tuenda veritas erit,” Quint. 2, 17, 36; Suet. Aug. 43.—
2. (Acc. to II.) Numerously, in great numbers, by many (very rare): “huic frequenter interceditur,” Cic. Att. 1, 19, 5: “Romam inde frequenter migratum est,” Liv. 1, 11, 4.
