constitute

Everyday

1. (formal) To make up or form something; to be the parts of a whole. tree →
2. (formal) To be or count as something. tree →
3. (formal) To set up an official group. tree →

In the lessons

Formal exam word: "girls constitute half the class" means girls make up half. In rules: "this constitutes cheating" means this counts as cheating. Phrases: constitute a danger, constitute a part.

Examples

• Twelve months constitute a year. tree →
• Girls constitute half the class. tree →
• Copying answers constitutes cheating. tree →
• Broken glass on the path constitutes a danger. tree →
• Water constitutes most of a cucumber. tree →
• The committee was constituted last month. tree →
• For the moment, however, it constitutes their chief danger. tree →

Note

Regular verb. Nouns: constitution (the rules of a country, or your body's health), constituent (a part). In maths, "constitute half" means a fraction of the total: find half the total.

In Jewish tradition

Formal exam word: "girls constitute half the class" means girls make up half. In rules: "this constitutes cheating" means this counts as cheating. Phrases: constitute a danger, constitute a part.

Examples

• § 10 Three vowels B'aK constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• § 11 Three vowels n"ax constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• In order to show how the twenty-two letters of the alphabet constitute the thirty-two ways of wisdom, the author proceeds to the division of the letters in the second and following Mishnahs. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Regular verb. Nouns: constitution (the rules of a country, or your body's health), constituent (a part). In maths, "constitute half" means a fraction of the total: find half the total.