CONSISTENT


Meaning of CONSISTENT in English

/ kənˈsɪstənt; NAmE / adjective

1.

( approving ) always behaving in the same way, or having the same opinions, standards, etc. :

She's not very consistent in the way she treats her children.

He has been Milan's most consistent player this season.

We must be consistent in applying the rules.

a consistent approach to the problem

2.

happening in the same way and continuing for a period of time :

the party's consistent failure to come up with any new policies

a pattern of consistent growth in the economy

3.

consistent with sth in agreement with sth; not contradicting sth :

The results are entirely consistent with our earlier research.

injuries consistent with a fall from an upper storey (= similar to those such a fall would have caused)

4.

( of an argument or a set of ideas ) having different parts that all agree with each other :

a well-thought-out and consistent argument

OPP inconsistent

►  con·sist·ent·ly adverb :

Her work has been of a consistently high standard.

We have argued consistently for a change in the law.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the sense consisting or composed of ): from Latin consistent- standing firm or still, existing, from the verb consistere , from con- together + sistere stand (still).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.