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consists in

consists in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of consist in.

Meaning of consist in

Verb

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

  1. To have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part.
    • Tolerance consists in respecting other people’s opinions.

Questions about consists in

What is consists in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Consists in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of consist in.

Words near consists in in the dictionary

  1. consistorians
  2. consistorie
  3. consistories
  4. consistory
  5. consists
  6. consists in
  7. consists of
  8. consither
  9. consithered
  10. consithering
  11. consithers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: consists in (page history and authors); consist in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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