consist

Speech parts

1. consist - Noun

2. consist - Verb

Meaning

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.

To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.

To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in.

To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.

To insist; -- followed by on.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

comprise lie in consist in include contain lie dwell form rest exist composed formation fit involve belong
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Antonyms

death nonexistence negative conflict split zero
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Hypernyms

exist match fit agree check correspond

Phrases with the word

consist with to consist

Derivatives

consisted consisting

Examples

Selfishness doesn't consist in a love to yourself, but in a big degree of such love. Aristotle

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different. Aldous Huxley

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things. Alexander Hamilton

Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. John Updike

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. Napoleon Bonaparte

Dignity does not consist in a silk dress. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

consimilar consimilitude consimility consist in consist of consist with