- constant
- adj.VERBS▪ be▪ remain, stay▪
The level of unemployment remains fairly constant at around 10%.
▪ hold sth (technical), keep sth▪All variables except one must be held constant.
▪The temperature must be kept constant.
ADVERB▪ fairly, reasonably, relatively▪ approximately, essentially, more or less, roughly▪ almost, nearly, virtually▪ remarkably▪ absolutelyPREPOSITION▪ across▪These electrical properties are virtually constant across a wide range of temperatures.
▪ over▪Prices have remained constant over this period.
Constant is used with these nouns: ↑ache, ↑anxiety, ↑attendance, ↑attention, ↑barrage, ↑battle, ↑bombardment, ↑care, ↑challenge, ↑chatter, ↑check, ↑companion, ↑companionship, ↑conflict, ↑contact, ↑criticism, ↑danger, ↑delight, ↑demand, ↑din, ↑distraction, ↑dread, ↑drone, ↑effort, ↑encouragement, ↑exposure, ↑failure, ↑fear, ↑fighting, ↑flood, ↑flow, ↑friction, ↑guard, ↑hammering, ↑harassment, ↑hazard, ↑headache, ↑hum, ↑hunger, ↑improvement, ↑influx, ↑innovation, ↑insistence, ↑interruption, ↑irritation, ↑monitoring, ↑motion, ↑movement, ↑need, ↑negotiation, ↑noise, ↑pain, ↑preoccupation, ↑presence, ↑pressure, ↑process, ↑procession, ↑questioning, ↑rain, ↑rate, ↑readiness, ↑reassurance, ↑recourse, ↑reference, ↑refinement, ↑refrain, ↑reminder, ↑repair, ↑repetition, ↑review, ↑revision, ↑rhythm, ↑search, ↑source, ↑spectre, ↑speed, ↑state, ↑stimulation, ↑strain, ↑stream, ↑stress, ↑struggle, ↑succession, ↑supervision, ↑supply, ↑surveillance, ↑temperature, ↑temptation, ↑tension, ↑terror, ↑theme, ↑threat, ↑tiredness, ↑trickle, ↑turmoil, ↑update, ↑use, ↑velocity, ↑vigil, ↑vigilance, ↑voltage, ↑watch, ↑wonder, ↑worry
Collocations dictionary. 2013.