consist

[ verb kuhn-sist; noun kon-sist ]

/ verb kənˈsɪst; noun ˈkɒn sɪst /

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verb (used without object)

to be made up or composed (usually followed by of): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.

to be comprised or contained (usually followed by in): Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.

Archaic. to exist together or be capable of existing together.

Obsolete. to insist; urge.

noun

Railroads.

the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.

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Origin of consist

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

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How to use consist in a sentence

Currently, an election “committee” consisting of 1,200 Hongkongers votes for the chief executive.
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Prior to the Syrian civil war, the country had a substantial air defense network—mostly consisting of older Soviet-built systems.
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Future Islands, now a trio consisting of Herring, Welmers, and Cashion, reconciled.
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In Taipei, Taiwan, a Bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train.
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Those assets—consisting of stocks, bonds and other personal financial holdings—were pretty easy to find.
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In Tiefurt we partook of a magnificent collation consisting of a mug of beer, brown bread and sausage!
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An appeal lies from its decision to the court of appeals consisting of three judges.
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The Great organ, consisting of the front pipes and other loud-speaking stops.
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Its most important compound is water, of which it forms one-ninth, the other eight-ninths consisting of oxygen.
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The scenery was of the usual description, consisting of narrow, circumscribed valleys and mountains covered with endless forests.
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British Dictionary definitions for consist

consist

/ (kənˈsɪst) /

verb (intr)

(foll by of) to be composed (of); be formed (of)syrup consists of sugar and water

(foll by in or of) to have its existence (in); lie (in); be expressed (by)his religion consists only in going to church

to be compatible or consistent; accord

Word Origin for consist

C16: from Latin consistere to halt, stand firm, from sistere to stand, cause to stand; related to stāre to stand

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