consistent

«consistent» in Mova's school dictionary: Always behaving or happening in the same way; steady and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (consistent; more consistent, most consistent)

meaning for a pupil

1) Always behaving or happening in the same way; steady and reliable. tree →

2) In agreement with something; not contradicting it. tree →

3) (maths, science) Results that are the same or very close each time you test. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science experiments, results should be consistent when you repeat them. In sport a consistent player plays well every time. In stories, a witness's account should be consistent with the facts. Phrases: consistent with, be consistent in.

examples

• She is a consistent player and scores in nearly every game. tree →
• Our results were consistent each time we did the experiment. tree →
• His story is not consistent with what the camera shows. tree →
• Try to be consistent with your handwriting. tree →
• Practising every day gives consistent progress. tree →
• The two answers are consistent, so the sum is probably right. tree →
• The weather has been consistent all week: sunny and warm. tree →
• They left nothing undone that was consistent with the reputation of their tribe. tree →

note

Adverb: consistently. Noun: consistency (also means how thick a liquid is). Opposite: inconsistent. Do not mix up with "constant", which means never changing at all.

In the corpora

• Both James's book and James' book are used; style guides differ, and what matters is being consistent.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consistent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.