frequentare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin frequentāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fre.kwenˈta.re/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fre‧quen‧tà‧re

Verb[edit]

frequentàre (first-person singular present frequènto, first-person singular past historic frequentài, past participle frequentàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to frequent, to go regularly to, to patronize
    Synonyms: bazzicare, andare spesso, visitare
  2. (transitive) to attend (a class, school, etc.)
    Synonyms: essere iscritto, andare regolarmente, seguire
  3. (transitive) to hang out with
    Synonyms: vedere, incontrare, essere in relazione, essere in amicizia, essere di casa
    frequentare un amicoto hang out with a friend
  4. (transitive) to practice regularly or religiously
    Synonym: praticare
    frequentare le preghiereto regularly pray (literally, “to regularly practice prayers”)
  5. (transitive, by extension) to read or study (an author, field, etc.) often
    frequentare i libri di Chomskyto study Chomsky's books
  6. (transitive, archaic or literary) to use frequently
  7. (intransitive, rare) (with in or con) to often find oneself (in or among)

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Further reading[edit]

  • frequentare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

frequentāre

  1. inflection of frequentō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative