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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#m1)

2) In agreement with something; not contradicting it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#m2)

3) (maths, science) Results that are the same or very close each time you test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x1)
- Our results were consistent each time we did the experiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x2)
- His story is not consistent with what the camera shows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x3)
- Try to be consistent with your handwriting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x4)
- Practising every day gives consistent progress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x5)
- The two answers are consistent, so the sum is probably right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x6)
- The weather has been consistent all week: sunny and warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x7)
- They left nothing undone that was consistent with the reputation of their tribe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/15-the-apostrophe-war/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «consistent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consistent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.