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Meaning of constant | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈkɒnstənt

Definitions

  1. Constant, steady.
  2. Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
  3. aanhoudend, voortdurend, onafgebroke بِصورَة ثابِتَه постоянно constantemente (neu)stále gleichbleibend, treu konstant σταθεράconstantemente pidevalt پیوسته؛ همواره jatkuvasti sans cesseבקביעות स्थिर रूप से neprestano, neprekidno állandóan secara tetap á stöðugan hátt costantemente 絶えず 끈임 없이 nuolat pastāvīgi; nemainīgi; uzticīgi dengan malar aanhoudend, constant, trouwstadig, bestandig, konstantciągle, stale, wiernie همواړه constantemente mereu постоянно neustále stalno konstantno [jämt och] ...
  4. Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
  5. Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
  6. standvastigheid, bestendigheid, trou, aanhoudendheid, voortdurendheid ثَبات، إخْلاص постоянство constância stálost die Beständigkeit bestandighed; standhaftighed σταθερότηταconstancia püsivus, ustavus ثبات؛ وفاداری pysyvyys constanceקביעות स्थिरता postojanost, stalnost, vjernost állhatatosság; állandóság kesetiaan stöðugleiki costanza 不変 불변성, 지조가 굳음 pastovumas, ištikimybė pastāvība; nemainība; uzticība kemalaran trouw stadighet, bestandighet; fasthet stałość ټينګار،عزم، ثبات constância consta...
  7. Firm; solid; not fluid.
  8. constante, persistente.
  9. Consistent; logical.
    obsolete
  10. Continually occurring; persistent: constant surveillance. See Synonyms at continual.
  11. Bounded above by a constant.
  12. Regularly recurring: plagued by constant interruptions.
  13. Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable: a constant wind speed.
  14. Steadfast in purpose, loyalty, or affection; faithful. See Synonyms at faithful.
  15. Something that is unchanging or invariable.
  16. A quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context.
  17. fixed and invariable; unchanging

Equivalents

العربية ثابت
Deutsch fest
Italiano continuo costante
Nederlands constant
Português constante

Examples

“The constant pinging of electronic devices is driving many people to the end of their tether. Electronic devices not only overload the senses and invade leisure time. They feed on themselves: the more people tweet the more they are rewarded with followers and retweets.”
“Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends.”

The New Arcadia

“I am constant to my purposes.”
“His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained.”
“If […] you mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body.”
“I am no more mad than you are: make the trial of it with any constant question.”
“constant time   constant space”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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