Comprised vs. Consist — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Comprised and Consist
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Comprised
To be composed of or contain
The staff comprises eight physicians, two dozen nurses, and various administrative people.
Consist
To be made up or composed
New York City consists of five boroughs. See Usage Note at include.
Comprised
Usage Problem To compose; make up; constitute
The countries and territories that comprised the British Empire.
Consist
To have a basis; reside or lie
The beauty of the artist's style consists in its simplicity.
Comprised
Simple past tense and past participle of comprise
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Consist
To be compatible; accord
The information consists with her account.
Consist
To be.
Consist
To exist.
Consist
To be comprised or contained.
Consist
To be composed, formed, or made up (of).
The greeting package consists of some brochures, a pen, and a notepad.
Consist
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad 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.
Consist
To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.
He is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Consist
To be composed or made up; - followed by of.
The land would consist of plains and valleys.
Consist
To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; - followed by in.
If their purgation did consist in words.
A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Consist
To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; - formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.
This was a consisting story.
Health consists with temperance alone.
For orders and degreesJar not with liberty, but well consist.
Consist
To insist; - followed by on.
Consist
Originate (in);
The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
Consist
Have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in;
The payment consists in food
What does love consist in?
Consist
Be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous;
Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end
Consist
Be composed of;
The land he conquered comprised several provinces
What does this dish consist of?
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