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# consist

«consist» in Mova's school dictionary: **consist of: to be made up of certain parts or things** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (consist, consists, consisted, consisting) — used with "of" or "in"

### meaning for a pupil

1) consist of: to be made up of certain parts or things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#m1)

2) consist in (formal): to have something as the main or only part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science: "a week consists of 7 days", "the mixture consists of salt and water". In maths problems it lists the parts of a whole. Phrases: consist of, consist mainly of.

### examples

- A week consists of seven days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#x1)
- The team consists of 5 boys and 6 girls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#x2)
- Salt water consists of salt and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#x3)
- The test consists of 20 questions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#x4)
- Breakfast consisted of toast and juice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#x5)
- A molecule of water consists of three atoms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#x6)
- This story really consists of two parts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/#x7)

### note

Not used in -ing form for the main verb ("The team is consisting" is wrong; say "consists"). Always "consist of". Adjective: consistent is a different meaning (steady). In maths, the parts listed add up to the whole: 5 boys + 6 girls = 11 players.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «consist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.