to consist

Examples

• All

• This team consists of six members.

  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

• The most common distribution staff was a team consisting of administrators, teachers, kitchen staff, and/or students.

  Academic text (2011)

• Suppose that we start with a set that consists of N elements.

• Yeah, the Box Man dance consists of three separate parts.

• Each form of the test consists of three activities: each designed to measure creative function.

  Academic text (2011)

• The headquarters unit consists of a five man team.

• This applies to series of compounds that consist of only two elements.

• The experimental group consists of 37 children, and the control group consists of 39 children.

  Academic text (2011)

• A complete Verve system consists of a nucleus, a kernel, and one or more applications.

  Academic text (2011)

• This team consists of six members.

Synonyms

C

to contain

vsto consist

∞ 1.1

To have something inside like a box or book

refers to being composed of parts rather than simply holding inside

M

to make up

vsto consist

239 2.7

Be the parts that form a whole

describes composition but often highlights the joining action

C

to constitute

vsto consist

140 4.4

To be the parts that make up a whole

focuses on forming or amounting rather than physical holding

M

to made up of

vsto consist

134 1.1

Has parts or people that form it, for example the sun and planets

is the neutral verb for being formed from specific components

C

to comprise

vsto consist

122 4.4

To include parts or members

is the general term for being made of particular elements

Phrasal Verbs

C

to consist in

• Formal

5 6.6

To have something as the main quality or source

Surface Forms

Etymology