Definition of consist
intransitive verb
1 : lie, reside —usually used with in Liberty consists in the absence of obstructions … — A. E. Housman “In her consists my happiness … ” — William Shakespeare
3 : to be composed or made up —usually used with of Breakfast consisted of cereal, milk, and fruit. The team consists of five players.
4 : to be consistent it consists with the facts
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Examples of consist in a Sentence
that account consists with the information in the other reports
Origin and Etymology of consist
Middle French & Latin; Middle French consister, from Latin consistere, literally, to stop, stand still, from com- + sistere to take a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand
Definition of consist
: makeup or composition (as of coal sizes or a railroad train) by classes, types, or grades and arrangement
Origin and Etymology of consist
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: to be made up or composed Coal consists mostly of carbon.
Word Root of consist
The Latin word sistere, meaning “to stand,” “to appear,” “to stop,” or “to put,” gives us the root sist. Words from the Latin sistere have something to do with standing, appearing, stopping, or putting. To assist, or help, is to stand by someone in order to give aid. To consist is to be made up of a number of thing put together. To exist, or have actual being, is to appear real. To persist is to refuse to stop doing or saying something.
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