Consist

//kənˈsɪst//

Synonyms for "consist" (30 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

dwell abide accord agree be comport

Strong matches (9)

comprise conform consort correspond dovetail exist fit in

Verb(2 words)

comprise dwell

Related words (15)

Noun(2 words)

formation rake

gee go inhere lie rake repose reside rest rhyme subsist

Verb(3 words)

include lie lie in

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

11 entries

agree be check correspond exist fit gibe include jibe match tally

Synonyms

3 entries

comprise dwell rake

Related terms

4 entries

consistence consistency consistent consistory

derived

3 entries

consist in consist of inconsisting

has context

1 entries

rail transport

manner of

2 entries

be match

related to

10 entries

be comprised consistence consistency consistent consistory contained exist locomotive railroad

Translations

63 translations across 36 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

تَأَلَّفَ verb (to be composed (of))
تَكَوَّنَ verb (to be composed (of))

Azerbaijani

1 entries

ibarət olmaq verb (to be composed (of))

Belarusian

1 entries

склада́цца verb (to be composed (of))

Bulgarian

2 entries

съста́вен съм verb (to be composed (of))
състоя́ се verb (to be composed (of))

Catalan

1 entries

consistir verb (to be composed (of))

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

編組 /编组 noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
由 ...) 構成 /构成 verb (to be composed (of))
由 ...) 組成 /组成 verb (to be composed (of))

Czech

2 entries

souprava noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
skládat se verb (to be composed (of))

Danish

1 entries

bestå verb (to be composed (of))

Dutch

2 entries

samenstelling noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
bestaan uit verb (to be composed (of))

Esperanto

2 entries

ampleksi verb (to be composed (of))
konsisti verb (to be composed (of))

Finnish

1 entries

koostua verb (to be composed (of))

French

3 entries

rame noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
consister (of: de) verb (to be composed (of))
de) verb (to be composed (of))

Galician

1 entries

consistir verb (to be composed (of))

German

2 entries

Verband noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
aus) bestehen verb (to be composed (of))

Greek

2 entries

αποτελούμαι verb (to be composed (of))
συνίσταμαι verb (to be composed (of))

Icelandic

1 entries

samanstanda (af) verb (to be composed (of))

Italian

4 entries

composizione noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
configurazione noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
formazione noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
comporsi verb (to be composed (of))

Japanese

3 entries

編成 noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
...から) 成り立つ verb (to be composed (of))
...から) 成る verb (to be composed (of))

Korean

2 entries

...되어 있다 verb (to be composed (of))
...으로/로 구성되다 verb (to be composed (of))

Latin

1 entries

cōnstō verb (to be composed (of))

Macedonian

1 entries

се состои verb (to be composed (of))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

bestå verb (to be composed (of))

Polish

3 entries

skład noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
składać się z verb (to be composed (of))
złożyć się z verb (to be composed (of))

Portuguese

2 entries

composição noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
consistir verb (to be composed (of))

Romanian

2 entries

consista verb (to be composed (of))
consta verb (to be composed (of))

Russian

2 entries

соста́в noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
скла́дываться verb (to be composed (of))

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

sástojati se verb (to be composed (of))
са́стојати се verb (to be composed (of))

Slovak

1 entries

skladať sa verb (to be composed (of))

Slovene

1 entries

biti sestavljen verb (to be composed (of))

Spanish

2 entries

formación noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)
consistir verb (to be composed (of))

Swedish

2 entries

bestå (av) verb (to be composed (of))
vara (av) verb (to be composed (of))

Ukrainian

1 entries

склада́тися verb (to be composed (of))

Vietnamese

1 entries

đoàn xe ray noun (sequence of railroad carriages or cars that form a unit)

Volapük

1 entries

binädön verb (to be composed (of))

Welsh

1 entries

cynnwys verb (to be composed (of))

Yiddish

1 entries

באַשטיין verb (to be composed (of))

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Education does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.

Source: tatoeba (19113)

Education doesn't consist of learning a lot of facts.

Source: tatoeba (19134)

Each party shall consist of no less than fifteen people.

Source: tatoeba (21741)

Totem poles consist of a group of figures that represent animals, birds, fish, mythological beings and supernatural beasts.

Source: tatoeba (38292)

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