CONSISTENT


Meaning of CONSISTENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kənsɪstənt ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Someone who is consistent always behaves in the same way, has the same attitudes towards people or things, or achieves the same level of success in something.

Becker has never been the most consistent of players anyway.

...his consistent support of free trade.

ADJ

• con‧sist‧ent‧ly

It’s something I have consistently denied...

Jones and Armstrong maintain a consistently high standard.

ADV : ADV with v , ADV adj / adv

2.

If one fact or idea is consistent with another, they do not contradict each other.

This result is consistent with the findings of Garnett & Tobin...

ADJ : v-link ADJ , usu ADJ with n

3.

An argument or set of ideas that is consistent is one in which no part contradicts or conflicts with any other part.

These are clear consistent policies which we are putting into place.

= coherent

ADJ

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