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title: constituted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «constituted» in the school dictionary: Constituted means made up, formed: «The class is constituted of 30 pupils.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# constituted

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**Who acts:** Girls, act, Their, 12 48 marbles, fraction, red marbles · **What happens:** constitute, mean, make up, form, count, set up · **To what, where:** class, This, half, most, council, breach · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«constituted» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [constituted in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/constituted.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Constituted means made up, formed: «The class is constituted of 30 pupils.».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:m1:1
# text = Constituted means made up, formed: «The class is constituted of 30 pupils.».
1	Constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **form** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **constitute** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | the class |  |  |  | of 30 pupils | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Constituted means counted as: «This constituted a record.».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:m2:1
# text = Constituted means counted as: «This constituted a record.».
1	Constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **count** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **constitute** *in a quote* | participle · passive |  | This |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To be constituted means to be set up officially, like a committee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:m3:1
# text = To be constituted means to be set up officially, like a committee.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	committee	committee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP» |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **set up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | officially *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Girls constituted half of the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:x1:1
# text = Girls constituted half of the team.
1	Girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | participle | Girls | half of the team |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme half=Pivot |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water constituted most of the mixture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:x2:1
# text = Water constituted most of the mixture.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | participle |  | most of the mixture |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme most=Pivot |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council was constituted last spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:x3:1
# text = The council was constituted last spring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | past · passive |  | the council |  |  | spring |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their act constituted a breach of the rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:x4:1
# text = Their act constituted a breach of the rules.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	breach	breach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | participle | Their act | a breach of the rules |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme breach=Pivot |
| 2 | **act** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **breach** |  |  | the rules |  |  |  |  | nom breach «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
12 of the 48 marbles were red; what fraction did red marbles constitute?

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:x5:1
# text = 12 of the 48 marbles were red; what fraction did red marbles constitute?
1	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	48	48	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	marbles	marble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
10	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	marbles	marble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	constitute	constitute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the 12 48 marbles |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past | fraction |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **constitute** | infinitive | red marbles |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The committee is constituted of five members.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:x6:1
# text = The committee is constituted of five members.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	committee	committee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present · passive |  | the committee |  |  |  | of five members | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In fact, the hearth was held so sacred that it constituted the sanctum of the family, for which reason it was always erected in the centre of every house.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituted:x7:1
# text = In fact, the hearth was held so sacred that it constituted the sanctum of the family, for which reason it was always erected in the centre of every house.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sanctum	sanctum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	21	det	_	_
21	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	parataxis	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj:pass	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
24	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	25	advmod	_	_
25	erected	erect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl:relcl	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	31	det	_	_
31	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past · passive |  | the hearth |  | fact |  | sacred *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in fact=Location |
| 2 | **constitute** | past | hearth | the sanctum of the family |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sanctum=Pivot |
| 3 | **erect** | past · passive | which reason *not said here* | hearth |  | the centre of every house |  | always *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product |

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