fréquenter
to frequent, to visit regularly
verb freh-kahn-TEH Less Common
Also means
to go out with (romantically)
Usage Note
Fréquenter can mean to regularly attend a place (fréquenter une bibliothèque) or, in a slightly old-fashioned but still used sense, to date someone: il fréquente une fille de son lycée. The noun fréquentation ('company one keeps') carries a moral connotation: avoir de mauvaises fréquentations means 'to keep bad company'.
Examples
"Il fréquente ce café depuis des années."
Natural Translation
He has been frequenting this café for years.
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