consist in
To have the thing mentioned as the only or most important partTo have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part.
» Education does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.
Bildung besteht nicht nur aus dem Lernen vieler Fakten.
Образование - это не только изучение множества фактов.
Образование не ограничивается одним лишь изучением множества фактов.
Освіта - це не лише вивчення великої кількості фактів.
Meaning
1 sensesTo have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part.
Tolerance consists in respecting other people’s opinions.
заключа́тьсяzaključátʹsja, состоя́тьsostojátʹ
Examples
25 sentencesEducation does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.
Освіта - це не лише вивчення великої кількості фактів. — Halyna
ruОбразование - это не только изучение множества фактов. — soweli_Elepanto
deBildung besteht nicht nur aus dem Lernen vieler Fakten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The group consists of 50 students in all.
deDie Gruppe besteht aus insgesamt fünfzig Studenten. — Tamy
Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.
Happiness does not consist only in having many things.
Щастя не в тому, щоб володіти багатьма речами. — ascolto
His social success consists in being friendly with everyone.
deEr kommt deshalb so gut an, weil er zu allen nett und freundlich ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
consists in, consisting in, consisted in, consisted in| Base form | consist in · to consist in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | consists in |
| Present participle | consisting in |
| Past simple | consisted in |
| Past participle | consisted in |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb