1. Verbs or verb forms that express repeated or habitual action, often formed by adding a suffix or changing the verb stem.
Usage: linguistics; grammar

1. Relating to or denoting a verb form that indicates repeated or habitual action.
Usage: linguistics; grammar

Examples

• In Latin, frequentatives like 'cursitare' (to run repeatedly) are derived from simple verbs.
• The frequentative form of a verb often conveys the sense of doing something over and over.
• Linguists study frequentatives to understand how languages express habitual or repeated actions.
• Many Romance languages use frequentative suffixes to modify verb meanings.
• The frequentative aspect is important in the grammar of Slavic languages.
• Students learning ancient Greek encounter frequentative verbs in classical texts.