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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sist /kənˈsɪst/USA pronunciation v. [not: be + ~-ing]- to be made up, formed, or composed:[~ + of + object]This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
- [~ + in + object] to be contained;
have as a main part: The charm of Paris does not consist only in its beauty.
See -sist-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sist (v. kən sist′;n. kon′sist),USA pronunciation v.i. - to be made up or composed (usually fol. by of ):This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
- to be comprised or contained (usually fol. by in):Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.
- [Archaic.]to exist together or be capable of existing together.
- [Obs.]to insist;
urge.
n. - Rail Transport
- the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
- a record made of this rolling stock.
- Latin consistere to stand together, stand firm, equivalent. to con- con- + sistere to cause to stand, reduplicative verb, verbal akin to stāre to stand
- 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: consist /kənˈsɪst/ vb (intransitive)- (followed by of) to be composed (of); be formed (of)
- followed 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin consistere to halt, stand firm, from sistere to stand, cause to stand; related to stāre to stand |