From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconsistcon‧sist /kənˈsɪst/ ●●● W3 AWL verb → consist in something → consist of something→ See Verb table
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consist• Later tombs here have no tumulus above but consist of a single large room cut into the stone.• Substrate can consist of fine gravel, aquarium sand or powdered lava.• Assuming voluntary labour in sport to consist of half manual and half professional work gives an average value per hour of £10.38.• To start with, nearly all the warning patterns consist of pale bands or light patches against black backgrounds.• The household may now consist of several teenagers or an elderly relative.• This might consist of: special in-house courses, attendance at outside professional courses, plus evening college lectures and private study.• Ideally the netting team should consist of three people.• If supplied, each entry must consist of two parts.Origin consist (1500-1600) Latin consistere “to stand still or firm, exist”, from com- ( → COM-) + sistere “to stand” 