Consist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈsɪst/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Consist is a verb meaning (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
Meaning
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, copulative) To be.
- (archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.
Example Sentences
The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.
District number twenty-five (25) shall consist the counties of Tompkins, Seneca and Yates.
All things do not consist by Christ today, and all the way back to Adam all things have not consisted by Christ.
[Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties.
Word Forms
- consists
- consisting
- consisted
Synonyms for consist
Depending on context, synonyms include rake, formation, lie, dwell, belong, lie in.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include belong, dwell, lie in, lie, comprehend, incorporate.
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