зачасти́ть

verbperfectivevery rarely used (#13423)

1.
to take to visiting often, to start coming often, to become a frequent visitor
Он к нам зачасти́л.
He has taken to visiting us often.
Colloquial; often with к + dative of the person visited.
2.
to rattle off, to start jabbering, to launch into rapid speech
Она́ заволнова́лась и зачасти́ла.
She got nervous and started rattling away.
Colloquial, of speech.
3.
to quicken, to become more frequent, to come faster
Дождь зачасти́л по кры́ше.
The rain began drumming faster on the roof.
Of rain drops, heartbeat, repeated sounds.

Examples

Он зачастил в наш дом по вечерам.
He has taken to coming to our house in the evenings.
Сосед зачастил ко мне с просьбами.
The neighbor has started coming to me with requests one after another.
Она зачастила на эти собрания в последнее время.
She has been attending these meetings more and more often lately.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	зачасти́
вы	зачасти́те

Active present	-
Active past	зачасти́вший	frequent, repeated, constant, habitual
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	зачасти́в зачастивши	while doing (past)

части́тьto do something too quickly; to talk very fast; to drizzle; to take quick short steps; to visit too often
verbimperfectivecolloquial
части́цаparticle; particle; particle
nounfeminine
ча́стникprivate trader
nounmasculine
ча́стноеquotient; the particular
nounneuter
ча́стныйprivate; particular
adjective

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