consist

[v. kuh n-sist; n. kon-sist] /v. kənˈsɪst; n. ˈkɒn sɪst/
verb (used without object)
1.
to be made up or composed (usually followed by of):
This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
2.
to be comprised or contained (usually followed by in):
Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.
3.
Archaic. to exist together or be capable of existing together.
4.
Obsolete. to insist; urge.
noun
5.
Railroads.
  1. the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
  2. a record made of this rolling stock.
Origin
1520-30; < Latin consistere to stand together, stand firm, equivalent to con- con- + sistere to cause to stand, reduplicative v. akin to stāre to stand
Examples from the web for consist
  • Others said they exist but consist simply of the brain.
  • Distracting oneself used to consist of sharpening a half-dozen pencils or lighting a cigarette.
  • Modern feathers consist of thousands of fibres held together by tiny hooks.
  • Blooms consist of three large petals and three much smaller ones, giving them a triangular more add to my plant list.
  • The new cabinet is now expected to consist mainly of technical experts rather than politicians.
  • The uniforms consist of a floor-length skirt, a long-sleeved.
  • They are each believed to consist of half-a-dozen genes.
  • His safety measures consist of washing the fish and keeping it cold.
  • Giant clusters of galaxies consist of two observable components.
  • Fertile ones are shorter and consist of stalks topped by short, tightly clustered, brown spore-bearing bodies.
British Dictionary definitions for consist

consist

/kənˈsɪst/
verb (intransitive)
1.
(foll by of) to be composed (of); be formed (of): syrup consists of sugar and water
2.
foll by in or of. to have its existence (in); lie (in); be expressed (by): his religion consists only in going to church
3.
to be compatible or consistent; accord
Word Origin
C16: from Latin consistere to halt, stand firm, from sistere to stand, cause to stand; related to stāre to stand
Word Origin and History for consist
v.

1520s, from Middle French consister (14c.) or directly from Latin consistere "to stand firm, take a standing position, stop, halt," from com- "together" (see com-) + sistere "to place," causative of stare "to be standing" (see assist). Related: Consisted; consisting.