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- DictionaryCon·sist
verb
- 1. be composed or made up of: "the exhibition consists of 180 drawings"
- 2. be consistent with: archaic "the information perfectly consists with our friend's account"
noun
- 1. a set of railroad vehicles forming a complete train: "to turn an entire consist requires a wye"
Consist definition: to be made up or composed (usually followed by of). See examples of CONSIST used in a sentence.
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. Fewer examples. A company's assets can consist of cash, investments, buildings, machinery, specialist knowledge or copyright material such as music or computer software.
Definition of consist verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of CONSIST is lie, reside —usually used with in. How to use consist in a sentence.
Jun 2, 2024 · consist (third-person singular simple present consists, present participle consisting, simple past and past participle consisted) ( obsolete, copulative) To be . ( obsolete, intransitive) To exist . ( intransitive, with in) To comprise or contain .
Definitions of 'consist' 1. Something that consists of particular things or people is formed from them. [...] 2. Something that consists in something else has that thing as its main or only part. [...] More. Conjugations of 'consist' present simple: I consist, you consist [...] past simple: I consisted, you consisted [...]
1. Something that consists of particular things or people is formed from them. [...] 2. Something that consists in something else has that thing as its main or only part. [...] More. Conjugations of 'consist' present simple: I consist, you consist [...] past simple: I consisted, you consisted [...] past participle: consisted. More.
