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kənˈsɪstcon·sist

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  1. dwell, consist, lie, lie inverb

    originate (in)

    "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

    Synonyms:
    lie in, comprise, dwell, populate, harp, lie down, brood, live, lie, rest, inhabit

  2. consistverb

    have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in

    "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"

    Synonyms:
    dwell, comprise, lie, lie in

  3. consistverb

    be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous

    "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"

    Synonyms:
    dwell, comprise, lie, lie in

  4. consist, compriseverb

    be composed of

    "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"

    Synonyms:
    lie in, make up, comprise, dwell, contain, incorporate, lie, constitute, be, represent

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  1. List of paraphrases for "consist":

    include, compound, comprise, decomposition, understand

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How to use consist in a sentence?

  1. Aldous Huxley:

    The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

  2. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:

    Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

  3. Chief Justice John Marshall:

    Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional. ...[S]hould Congress, under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government, such [acts are] not the law of the land.

  4. Muslims Barnette:

    The swamp does not only consist of Democrats. I don't know if you know that.

  5. Gerald W. Johnston:

    Nothing changes more constantly than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what happened, but of what men believe happened.


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