English Explanatory Dictionary

consist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be.
  2. To exist or be compatible.
noun
  1. A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

Pronunciation

kənsĭst' /kənˈsɪst/ en-us-consist-verb.ogg /ˈkɒn.sɪst/ en-us-consist-noun.ogg

Word forms

consist consists consisting consisted

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

rake formation

Related words

consistence consistency consistent consistory

Derived words

consist in consist of inconsisting

Translations

Arabic: تَكَوَّنَ Arabic: تَأَلَّفَ Azerbaijani: ibarət olmaq Belarusian: склада́цца Bulgarian: състоя́ се Bulgarian: съста́вен съм Catalan: consistir Chinese Mandarin: 由 ...) 組成 /组成 Chinese Mandarin: 由 ...) 構成 /构成 Czech: skládat se Danish: bestå Dutch: bestaan uit Esperanto: konsisti Esperanto: ampleksi Finnish: koostua French: consister (of: de) French: de) Galician: consistir German: aus) bestehen Greek: αποτελούμαι Greek: συνίσταμαι Icelandic: samanstanda (af) Italian: consistere Italian: comporsi Italian: configurarsi Japanese: ...から) 成り立つ Japanese: ...から) 成る Korean: ...되어 있다 Korean: ...으로/로 구성되다 Latin: cōnstō Macedonian: се состои Norwegian Bokmål: bestå Polish: składać się z Polish: złożyć się z Portuguese: consistir Romanian: consta Romanian: consista Russian: скла́дываться Serbo-Croatian: са́стојати се Serbo-Croatian: sástojati se Slovak: skladať sa Slovene: biti sestavljen Spanish: consistir Swedish: vara (av) Swedish: bestå (av) Ukrainian: склада́тися Volapük: binädön Welsh: cynnwys Yiddish: באַשטיין
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