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English translation: to be formed or made up of

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:consist
Selected answer:to be formed or made up of
Entered by: S.J

01:31 Mar 29, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / consist
English term or phrase: consist
A large part of our social interactions consists of us simply sharing things, information, experiences with others.

Is "consist" here has the sense of related here?

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 15:54
to be formed or made up of
Explanation:
Is there a reason why you think it's not using the dictionary definition of "consist of"?
Selected response from:

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 03:54
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +9to be formed or made up of
Lincoln Hui
5is made of
Ali Sharifi
5 -1depend on or be formed from
Abdullah Ahmad


  

Answers


2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
to be formed or made up of


Explanation:
Is there a reason why you think it's not using the dictionary definition of "consist of"?

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 03:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I thought maybe it has another sense here. Thank you anyway.

Asker: These interactions made of or these interactions made us?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
32 mins
agree  Charlotte Fleming
4 hrs
agree  Tony M
5 hrs
agree  Jennifer Caisley: Absolutely - this one seems pretty cut & dried, to me!
5 hrs
agree  Sarah Lewis-Morgan
7 hrs
agree  D. I. Verrelli
10 hrs
agree  Daryo: I definitely can't see any reason to diverge from the plain dictionary meaning.
18 hrs
agree  Hasan GENC
1 day 25 mins
agree  Mariem Ahmed
1 day 22 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
depend on or be formed from


Explanation:
"depend on" is most accurate in describing behaviors


    Reference: http://https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/consist
Abdullah Ahmad
Egypt
Local time: 21:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: That is not a meaning of "consist" and you don't seem to have understood your reference.
9 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
is made of


Explanation:
is made of

Ali Sharifi
United States
Local time: 15:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: Perhaps you meant "is made up of"?
4 hrs
agree  Mariem Ahmed
1 day 12 hrs
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