CONSISTENT


Meaning of CONSISTENT in English

con ‧ sis ‧ tent S3 W3 AC /kənˈsɪst ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of consistere ; ⇨ ↑ consist ]

1 . always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval OPP inconsistent :

She’s the team’s most consistent player.

consistent in

We need to be consistent in our approach.

2 . continuing to happen or develop in the same way:

a consistent improvement in the country’s economy

3 . a consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts OPP inconsistent :

The evidence is not consistent.

4 . be consistent with something if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it:

Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building.

The results are consistent with earlier research.

—consistently adverb :

consistently high performance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.