(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
Inflation is a ~ threat...
He has been her ~ companion for the last four months.
= continual
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
The direction of the wind is ~ly changing...
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adv/adj
2.
If an amount or level is ~, it stays the same over a particular period of time.
The average speed of the winds remained ~.
= stable
ADJ
3.
A ~ is a thing or value that always stays the same.
In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only ~ is ceaseless change...
? variable
N-COUNT