constitute
US: /ˈkɑnstəˌtut/
UK: /kˈɒnstɪtjˌuːt/
UK: /kˈɒnstɪtjˌuːt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
constitute /'kɔnstitju:t/
- ngoại động từ
- cấu tạo, tạo thành
- to constitute someone's happiness: tạo hạnh phúc cho ai
- twelve months constitute a years: mười hai tháng (tạo) thành một năm
- thiết lập, thành lập
- to constitute a tribunal: thiết lập toà án
- chỉ đinh, uỷ nhiệm
- to constitute someone arbitrator: uỷ nhiệm ai làm trọng tải
- they constituted him president: ông ta được chỉ đinh làm chủ tịch
- to be strongly constituted
- khoẻ, có thể chất khoẻ
- cấu tạo, tạo thành
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb (written)
1 linking verb [V-N] (not used in the progressive tenses) to be considered to be sth: Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence? + The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society. + His action was interpreted as constituting a threat to the community.
2 linking verb [V-N] (not used in the progressive tenses) to be the parts that together form sth
Synonym: MAKE UP
Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force. - COMPRISE
3 [VN] [usually passive] to form a group legally or officially: The committee was constituted in 1974 by an Act of Parliament.
Concise English dictionary
constitutes|constituted|constituting'kɒnstɪtjuːt
verb
+form or compose
+create and charge with a task or function
+to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
+set up or lay the groundwork for
