英语词汇“constitute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

constituteconstitute /ˈkɑnstəˌtut/ ●○○ AWL verb formal

ETYMOLOGYconstitute

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of constituere to set up, constitute

VERB TABLE

constitute

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	constitute
	he, she, it	constitutes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	constituted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have constituted
	he, she, it	has constituted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had constituted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will constitute
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have constituted

1[linking verb, not in progressive] to be considered to be something: The rise in crime constitutes a threat to society. The company’s action constituted fraud.2[transitive not in progressive] if several parts constitute something, they form it together: We may need to redefine what constitutes a family.be constituted of Everything that exists is constituted of matter and form.3[transitive usually passive] to officially form a group or organization: The federation was constituted in 1949. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of constituere to set up, constitute] → see also comprise