consisted
kuhn-SIS-tid/kənˈsɪstɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of consist.
The committee consisted of teachers, parents, and two students.
The exhibit consisted mainly of photographs taken during the war.
Note
A form that never turns passive: because consist is intransitive, the participle appears only after have (the board has consisted of five members), and "was consisted of" is an error. The preposition of introduces the parts. Older English also used consisted to mean simply existed or was compatible. Learners will meet that archaic sense in earlier prose but should not imitate it.
consisted is a form of consist
- Forms
- consistconsists he/she/itconsisting -ing formconsisted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- consist → consisted: add -ed
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