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 FPA said in a statement that “such a move would have constituted a severe, unacceptable and unjustifiable restriction on the freedom of the press, as well as the safety of our colleagues in Gaza,”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
At the center of the court's discussion was whether Kennedy had the right to pray on the 50-yard line, which may have constituted a public display of religious faith.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2022
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
