consist
pronunciation
How to pronounce consist in British English:
UK [kənˈsɪst]
How to pronounce consist in American English:
US [kənˈsɪst]
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- Verb:
- originate (in)
- have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
- be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
- be composed of
Word Origin
- consist
- consist: [16] Latin consistere meant originally ‘stand still, be firmly in place’. It was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and sistere ‘place’ (a relative of Latin stāre, which entered into a parallel compound to form constāre ‘stand firm’, source of English constant [14]). The concrete concept of ‘standing firm’ passed into the more abstract ‘exist’, and hence ‘have a particular kind of existence, have particular inherent qualities’. By the time English borrowed the verb it had come to mean ‘be composed of’.=> constant, constitute
- consist (v.)
- 1520s, from Middle French consister (14c.) or directly from Latin consistere "to stand firm, take a standing position, stop, halt," from com- "together" (see com-) + sistere "to place," causative of stare "to stand, be standing" (see stay (v.)). Related: Consisted; consisting.
Example
- 1. Markets consist of human beings , not demographic sectors .
- 2. Notice too that the listing 2 version could consist entirely of static methods .
- 3. Search engines consist of 3 main parts .
- 4. Markets consist of people and the global market is no exception .
- 5. One tier will consist of graduates looking for office jobs .