constitute
verb (used with object)
to compose; form.
have constituted
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present perfectof constitute.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Such questions would have constituted a serious breach in human decorum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
A month later, they issued similar findings in response to Hatcher’s complaint, noting that Bohn’s behavior “may have constituted evidence of a violation of university policy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
The meetings also could have constituted a violation of Lindh’s supervised release when they occurred, but now Lindh is no longer subject to supervision, as his term of supervised release expired last year.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
What would have constituted quantitative and qualitative research in Ramachandran’s case study?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
But those gathered seeds would have constituted the material for the unconscious first steps of plant domestication.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
