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con·stant  (knstnt)
adj.
1. Continually occurring; persistent.
2. Regularly recurring: plagued by constant interruptions.
3. Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable. See Synonyms at continual.
4. Steadfast in purpose, loyalty, or affection; faithful. See Synonyms at faithful.
n.
1. Something that is unchanging or invariable.
2.
a. A quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context.
b. An experimental or theoretical condition, factor, or quantity that does not vary or that is regarded as invariant in specified circumstances.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cnstns, cnstant-, present participle of cnstre, to stand firm : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

constant·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.constantly - without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time"
2.constantly - without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"

constantly
Translations
constantly [ˈkɒnstəntlɪ] ADV (= continuously) → constantemente, continuamente
to be constantly changingestar cambiando constantemente or continuamente
she's constantly complainingse está quejando constantemente or continuamente
"gates constantly in use"vado permanente

constantly [ˈkɒnstəntli] adv [change, look for, try] → constamment, sans cesse; [remind] → constamment; [stir] → constamment; [aware] → constamment
to be constantly under threat → être constamment menacé(e)

constantly
adv(an)dauernd, ständig

constantly [ˈkɒnstntlɪ] advcontinuamente, costantemente
constantly [ˈkɒnstntlɪ] advcontinuamente, costantemente

constantly بِثَبَات neustále konstant dauernd διαρκώς constantemente jatkuvasti constamment stalno costantemente 絶えず 계속 constant kontinuerlig stale constantemente постоянно konstant เกิดขึ้นตลอดเวลา sürekli liên tục 不变地


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This continued for some weeks, the physicians visiting him on alternate days and treating him for two different disorders, with constantly enlarging doses of medicine and more and more rigorous nursing.
"It is maddening, Virginia," said the man, "to be constantly straining every resource of my memory in futile endeavor to catch and hold one fleeting clue to my past.
I resolved at once to go to that school, although I had no idea where it was, or how many miles away, or how I was going to reach it; I remembered only that I was on fire constantly with one ambition, and that was to go to Hampton.
 
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