consist
Etymology 1
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Etymology 1
From
consist (consists, present participle consisting; simple past and past participle consisted)
- (obsolete, copulative) To be.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 15, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC ↗:
- Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth [translating loge] our pleasure and theirs?
- (obsolete, intransitive) To exist.
- 1715–1720, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, “Book VI”, in The Iliad of Homer, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC ↗, footnote:
- [Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties.
- (intransitive, with in) To comprise or contain.
- (intransitive, with of) To comprise, or to be composed, formed, or constituted of.
- The greeting package consists of some brochures, a pen, and a notepad.
- (to be) See also Thesaurus:exist
- (be composed of) comprise, be composed of
- French: consister (of: de), composer (of: de)
- German: (of: aus) bestehen
- Italian: consistere (of: di), comporsi, configurarsi
- Portuguese: consistir
- Russian: состоя́ть
- Spanish: consistir
From consist (verb).
Pronunciation- (British) IPA: /ˈkɒn.sɪst/
consist (plural consists)
- (rail transport) 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.
- French: rame
- German: Verband
- Italian: composizione, configurazione, formazione
- Portuguese: composição
- Russian: соста́в
- Spanish: formación
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