As a Noun: 1. The connection that something has with what is being talked or written about. English = relevance. 2. The quality of being the same even though other things change. English = constancy. 3. The behaviour in which you stay firm in your friendship or support for someone or something. English = loyalty. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be connected with what is being talked or written about at the time. English = (be) relevant. Idiomatic English = keep to the point. 2. To happen all or most of the time; of an amount or level of something, to stay the same over a period of time. English = (be) usual, (be) constant. 3. To remain faithful to a particular person or idea. English = (be) loyal, (be) constant. As Modifier: 1. Used immediately next to a verb sign to mean that action happens most of the time. English = usually.