gerund or adjective or verb??

I saw the following definition in a dictionary:

consistent:continuing to happen or develope in the same way.

what are the rules of 'continiuing' & 'develope' ?? and why 'develope ' is not 'developing'??

tnx

bmojtabaI saw the following definition in a dictionary:
consistent:continuing to happen or develope in the same way.

You didn't copy it very carefully, because the word is "develop", not "develope".

CalifJim You didn't copy it very carefully, because the word is "develop", not "develope". continuing to happenor(continuing to) developin the same wayThey assume you'll know that the repetition of "continuing to" is not necessary. CJ

thanks ....and whats the rule of 'continuing'??gerund or adjective??

tnx in advance

bmojtabawhats the rule of 'continuing'??gerund or adjective??

I think you mean "What's the role of 'continuing'".

It's the definition of the adjective 'consistent', so naturally it has to be an adjective — to be very specific, a present participle adjective.

bmojtabathanks ....and whats the rule of 'continuing'??gerund or adjective??

It is not a gerund, because it does not have a noun function.
It is not an adjective, either, because there is no noun that it modifies.
It is a present participle, head of a participial phrase.

You really need a full sentence, not a fragment, to determine the parts o