[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.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
Origin
1520-30; < Latinconsistere 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.