1. Be composed of
   "What does this dish consist of?";
   - comprise
    
2. Have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
   "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"
    
3. Originate (in)
   "The problem consists in a lack of funding";
   - dwell, lie, lie in
    
4. [archaic] Be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
   "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"

1. (rail transport) a lineup or sequence of railway carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit
   "The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner"

Derived forms: consisted, consisting, consists

Type of: agree, be, check, correspond, exist, fit, gibe, include, jibe, marry, marry up, match, square, tally

Encyclopedia: Consist