Consist (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object)
  1. to be made up or composed (usually followed by of): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
  2. to be comprised or contained (usually followed by in): Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.
  3. to exist together or be capable of existing together.
  4. to insist; urge.
noun
  1. Railroads.
    • the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
    • a record made of this rolling stock.
verb (intr)
  1. to be composed (of); be formed (of)
  2. to have its existence (in); lie (in); be expressed (by)
  3. to be compatible or consistent; accord
Consist (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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