B1verb · transitive · rare

constitute

constitute · constitutes · constituted · constituting

складати, встановити, скласти, встановлювати

установить, устанавливать, поставить, составлять

bilden, einsetzen, gründen, ins Leben rufen

To set up; to establish; to enactTo set up; to establish; to enact.

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UK/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/US/ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/

» These things constitute a balanced meal.

Diese Sachen bilden eine ausgewogene Mahlzeit.

Эти продукты составляют сбалансированное питание.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To set up; to establish; to enact.
gründen, begründen, bilden
устана́вливатьustanávlivatʹ, учрежда́тьučreždátʹ, установи́тьustanovítʹ
устано́влюватиustanóvljuvaty, установи́тиustanovýty, встано́влюватиvstanóvljuvaty
set up or lay the groundwork for
(transitive)To make up; to compose; to form.
1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
ausmachen, bilden, darstellen
составля́тьsostavljátʹ, формирова́тьformirovátʹ, явля́ть собо́йjavljátʹ sobój
станови́тиstanovýty, склада́тиskladáty
form or compose
(transitive)To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
ernennen, einsetzen
ста́витьstávitʹ, поста́витьpostávitʹ

Examples

56 sentences

These things constitute a balanced meal.
ruЭти продукты составляют сбалансированное питание.
deDiese Sachen bilden eine ausgewogene Mahlzeit.
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Music constitutes a part of me.
deDie Musik ist ein Teil von mir.
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Facts do not constitute the truth.
ruИстина не состоит из фактов.
deFakten bilden nicht die Wahrheit.
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What constitutes a serious coffee addiction?
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The break-in constituted heightened security.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to cause to stand; to establish; to enact:

to make up; to compose; to form:

Русский

By meaning 3

to cause to stand; to establish; to enact:

to make up; to compose; to form:

to appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to cause to stand; to establish; to enact:

to make up; to compose; to form:

to appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower:

Origin

From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past parti

From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

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