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Definition of consist verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

consist

verb
 
/kənˈsɪst/
 
/kənˈsɪst/
Verb Forms
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/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. (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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