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consist of

consist of verb: to be composed or made up of something.

Verb

consist of (third-person singular simple present consists of, present participle consisting of, simple past and past participle consisted of)

  1. To be composed or made up of something.
    • The body consists of cells.
    • The fieldwork consists of counting the species along the shoreline.

consist of meaning in Tamil, Malay and Vietnamese

consist of in Tamil

be made up by
கொள் koḷ, ஆ ā, உள் uḷ

consist of in Malay

be made up by
terdiri daripada

consist of in Vietnamese

be made up by
gồm có

Forms of consist of

third-person singular presentconsists of
present participleconsisting of
past participleconsisted of
pastconsisted of

Questions about consist of

What does consist of mean?
Consist of means to be composed or made up of something.
What is consist of in Tamil?
Consist of in Tamil is கொள் (koḷ), ஆ (ā), உள் (uḷ). See Consist of meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is consist of?
Consist of is a verb.
What is the past tense of consist of?
The past tense of consist of is consisted of.

Words near consist of in the dictionary

  1. consimilitudes
  2. consimility
  3. consing
  4. consist
  5. consist in
  6. consist of
  7. consistant
  8. consistantly
  9. consisted
  10. consisted in
  11. consisted of

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