consist

English Online Dictionary. What means consist‎? What does consist mean?

English

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kənsĭst', IPA^(key): /kənˈsɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Verb

consist (third-person singular simple present consists, present participle consisting, simple past and past participle consisted)

1. (obsolete, copulative) To be.
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To exist.
3. (intransitive, with in) To comprise or contain.
4. (intransitive, with of) To comprise, or to be composed, formed, or constituted of.

Usage notes

• This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs

Synonyms

• (to be): See also Thesaurus:exist
• (be composed of): comprise, be composed of

Derived terms

Related terms

• consistence
• consistency
• consistent
• consistory

Translations

Etymology 2

From consist (verb).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.sɪst/

Noun

consist (plural consists)

1. (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

Synonyms

• (rail transport): rake, (UK) formation

Translations

Further reading

• “consist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “consist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “consist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Costins, tocsins