constantadjective
uk/ˈkɒn.stənt/us/ˈkɑːn.stənt/constant adjective (FREQUENT)
B2 happening a lot or all the time:
He's in constant trouble with the police.
machines that are in constant use
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- I can't concentrate with Ann's constant chatter.
- I have to combat this constant desire to eat chocolate.
- I seem to have a constant compulsion to eat.
- The constant noise drove me crazy .
- The journalists were frustrated by her constant deflection of their questions.
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Continually & repeatedly
- 24/7
- ad nauseam
- again
- alway
- always
- clock
- hour
- hour after hour idiom
- hourly
- immemorial
- interval
- morning
- morning, noon, and night idiom
- night
- periodicity
- perpetual
- perpetually
- persistent
- quick-fire
- streak
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constant adjective (STAYING SAME)
C2 staying the same, or not getting less or more:
We ran at a fairly constant speed.
The fridge keeps food at a constant temperature.
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Not able to be changed
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom
- be no hard and fast rules idiom
- burn your boats/bridges idiom
- congenital
- continuity
- fixed
- fixity
- hard line
- hard line
- immutable
- irredeemable
- irreducible
- irremediable
- irreparable
- irretrievable
- ossify
- stasis
- stuck
- uncompromising
- what's done is done idiom
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constant adjective (LOYAL)
A constant companion or friend who is loyal to you.
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Loyal, faithful & dependable
- a man/woman of his/her word idiom
- a safe pair of hands idiom
- allegiance
- be as good as your word idiom
- be there for sb idiom
- faithful
- faithfulness
- fealty
- fidelity
- fiduciary
- hand
- paid-up
- stand
- staunch
- staunchly
- straight
- straight arrow idiom
- the Pledge of Allegiance
- true-blue
- word
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constantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒn.stənt/us/ˈkɑːn.stənt/specializeda particular number or amount that never changes
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Numbers generally
- antilogarithm
- Arabic numeral
- C, c
- cardinal
- D, d
- digit
- I, i
- infinity
- L, l
- log
- logarithm
- M, m
- mode
- nos
- number
- ordinal
- quantitative
- serial number
- whole number
- X, x
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