consisted in meaning
EN- VerbBFconsist inSGconsists inPRconsisting inPREcon-
- simple past tense and past participle of consist in.
- simple past tense and past participle of consist in.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Tolerance consists in respecting other people’s opinions.
- ...the fabrick of them consists in several membranes superstrated one over another...
- It consists in a phosphorely in which phosphorylation of CheY by CheA results in the interaction of CheY with the flagellar rotor and changes in flagella rotation.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of consisted in in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "consisted in" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.