consist
verb/kənˈsɪst/
/kənˈsɪst/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they consist | /kənˈsɪst/ /kənˈsɪst/ |
| he / she / it consists | /kənˈsɪsts/ /kənˈsɪsts/ |
| past simple consisted | /kənˈsɪstɪd/ /kənˈsɪstɪd/ |
| past participle consisted | /kənˈsɪstɪd/ /kənˈsɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form consisting | /kənˈsɪstɪŋ/ /kənˈsɪstɪŋ/ |
- (not used in the progressive tenses)Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘be located or inherent in’): from Latin consistere ‘stand firm or still, exist’, from con- ‘together’ + sistere ‘stand (still)’.
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