Definition of consist Consist

/kʌnsɪˈst/ - [kunsist] - con•sist

We found 14 definitions of consist from 6 different sources.

What does consist mean?

Verb consists, consisting, consisted
consist - be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"
		gibe, jibe, correspond, tally, agree, fit, match, check shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
consist - be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"
		comprise
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
consist - have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
consist - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
		dwell, lie, lie in
		exist, be have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

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consist (Noun)
A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
consist (Verb)
To exist, to be.

consist (v. i.)
To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.
consist (v. i.)
To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.
consist (v. i.)
To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in.
consist (v. i.)
To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.
consist (v. i.)
To insist; -- followed by on.

consist
kon-sist′, v.i. to exist, subsist: to co-exist: to agree.—ns. Consist′ence, Consist′ency, a degree of density: substance: agreement: the quality of being self-consistent.—adj. Consistent, fixed: not fluid: agreeing together: uniform in thought or action.—adv. Consist′ently.—adjs. Consistō′rial, Consistō′rian.—n. Consist′ory, properly a place of assembly: the particular place where the privy-council of the Roman emperor met, the council itself: an assembly or council: a spiritual or ecclesiastical court in the R.C. Church, consisting of the pope and cardinals, and determining all such matters as the appointment of cardinals, bishops, &c.; in the Lutheran Church, exercising a supervision over religion and education, over the clergy, schoolmasters, and theological candidates; in the Reformed Church, the kirk-session, or the presbytery.—Consist in, to lie in: to depend upon: to be composed of; Consist of, to be made up of. [L. consistĕre—con, together, sistĕre, to stand.]