Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consist

/ˈkɒn.sɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: con-sist
IPA: /ˈkɒn.sɪst/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be.

Obsolete

verb

To exist or be compatible.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

noun

A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

Example Sentences

"Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth [translating loge] our pleasure and theirs?"
"District number twenty-five (25) shall consist the counties of Tompkins, Seneca and Yates."
"[Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties."
"First, because it is granted by all divines, that hypothetical necessity, or necessity upon a supposition, may consist with liberty."
"All things do not consist by Christ today, and all the way back to Adam all things have not consisted by Christ."
"The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner."

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”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɒn.sɪst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

consists (present, singular) consisting (participle, present) consisted (participle, past) consisted (past) consists (plural)

Derived Forms

inconsisting

Phrases

consist in consist of

Frequently Paired Words

consistence consistency consistent consistory

Synonyms

rake formation comprise dwell lie lie in

Rhymes With

list missed exist assist pissed twist resist dismissed insist wrist kissed fist

Questions

How do you pronounce consist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒn.sɪst/.
What does consist mean?: To be.
Where does consist come 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”).

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