Consist

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: kÉ™nsÄ­st', IPA: /kÉ™nˈsɪst/

From Middle French consister, from Latin consistō ("stand together, stop, become hard or solid, agree with, continue, exist"), from com- ("together") + sistō ("I cause to stand, stand").

Full definition of consist

Verb

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To exist, to be.
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.15:Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth our pleasure and theirs?
2. (intransitive) To be comprised or contained in.
3. (intransitive) To be composed, formed, or made up of.
• 1913, w, Lord Stranleigh Abroad Chapter 6, The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, …
• 2013-07-19, Timothy Garton Ash, Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli, Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.
4. The greeting package consists of some brochures, a pen, and a notepad.

Synonyms

• (be composed of) comprise

Derived terms

• consist in

Related terms

• consistence
• consistency
• consistent

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’n.sɪst/

From consist (verb).

Noun

1. (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.

Synonyms

• (rail transport) rake

Anagrams

• tocsins