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consist¹
- /kənˈsɪst/
Rhymes with -ɪst
Where it comes from
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”).
verb consists · consisting · consisted
- To be. Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth [translating loge] our pleasure and theirs?
- To exist or be compatible. [Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties.
consist²
- /ˈkɒn.sɪst/ UK
Where it comes from
From consist (verb).
noun consists
- A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit. The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.
