consist

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒn.sɪst/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To be made up of particular parts or members.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

Examples

  • Education does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.

  • Education doesn't consist of learning a lot of facts.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To exist or be compatible.

More examples

In context

  • The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.

  • District number twenty-five (25) shall consist the counties of Tompkins, Seneca and Yates.

  • Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth [translating loge] our pleasure and theirs?

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle French consister, from Latin consistō (“stand together, stop, become hard or solid, agree with, continue, exist”), from com- (“together”) + sistō (“to cause to stand, stand”).