No. 16,977 in Russian
состоят
"Состоят" means "consist of."
In a sentence
Книги состоят из множества страниц.
Books consist of many pages.
The word 'состоят' indicates composition, meaning that books are made up of pages.
Успехи компании состоят в её инновационных подходах.
The company's successes lie in its innovative approaches.
Here, 'состоят' is used to describe where the success lies or is rooted.
Лекции состоят из теории и практических занятий.
Lectures consist of theory and practical lessons.
In this example, 'состоят' represents the makeup of lectures, showing their components.
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