consist of sth
— phrasal verb with consist uk/kənˈsɪst/us/kənˈsɪst/verb
B1 to be made of or formed from something:
The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans.
It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.
More examples
- A company's assets can consist of cash, investments, buildings, machinery, specialist knowledge or copyright material such as music or computer software.
- Many jazz trios consist of a piano, guitar and double bass.
- Atoms consist of positively-charged protons, negatively-charged electrons and neutral particles called neutrons.
- The meal consisted of smoked salmon, followed by guinea fowl .
- Breakfast, such as it was, consisted of a plain roll and a cup of coffee.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Comprising and consisting of
- be
- compose
- composition
- comprise
- consist in sth
- constituent
- constitute
- constitution
- constitutive
- form
- from
- make
- make up
- make up sth
- of