FREQUENTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frequently mean? 

• FREQUENTLY (adverb)
  The adverb FREQUENTLY has 1 sense:

1. many times at short intervals

  Familiarity information: FREQUENTLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FREQUENTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Many times at short intervals

Synonyms:

frequently; oft; often; oftentimes; ofttimes

Context example:

we often met over a cup of coffee

Antonym:

infrequently (not many times)

Pertainym:

frequent (coming at short intervals or habitually)

 Context examples 

My wife has frequently remonstrated with me upon the subject, and yet I fancy that any man of honor would feel the same.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The tibia is the most frequently affected bone site.

(Adamantinoma of Long Bones, NCI Thesaurus)

These variants are frequently generated by point mutations and downregulation of the gene.

(ADRB2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Of course, St. John Rivers' name came in frequently in the progress of my tale.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway is frequently associated with tumorigenesis and dysregulated PI3K/Akt signaling may contribute to tumor resistance to a variety of antineoplastic agents.

(Afuresertib, NCI Thesaurus)

This type of leukemia frequently responds to aggressive therapy. (WHO, 2001) — 2003

(Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is usually associated with normal karyotype and frequently has myelomonocytic or monocytic features.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Mutated NPM1, NCI Thesaurus)

My aunt was restless, too, for I frequently heard her walking to and fro.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

"This anti-inflammatory mechanism is regulated by sleep, and it breaks down when you frequently disrupt sleep or experience poor sleep quality. It’s a small piece of to a larger puzzle."

(Study helps solve mystery of how sleep protects against heart disease, National Institutes of Health)

This type of AML frequently responds to aggressive therapy.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Maturation, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)