consist

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb originate (in)
  2. verb have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
  3. verb be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous

Etymology

From Middle French consister, from Latin consistō (“stand together, stop, become hard or solid, agree with, continue, exist”), from com- (“together”) + sistō (“to cause to stand, stand”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

dwell, lie, lie in

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