Construction - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈstrʌkʃn|  American pronunciation of the word construction
Brit.  |kənˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word construction

noun

- the act of constructing something (syn: building)
during the construction we had to take a detour
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit (syn: expression)
I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (syn: structure)
she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action (syn: twist)
they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (syn: building)
their main business is home construction

Extra examples

Construction of the new bridge will begin in the spring.

Construction on the bridge will occur daily from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.

Note the similar construction of the buildings.

Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the construction is quite common in English.

That verb is commonly used in passive constructions.

This word is used in positive constructions.

The new skyscraper is under construction.

A number of other constructions were discovered.

He changed the construction of the last phrase, though the thought remained exactly the same.

We both heard what he said, but she put quite a different construction on it.

The hotel is currently under construction.

Work out the exact design before you start construction.

The houses were partly timber in construction.

External doors should be of robust construction.

I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner

Word forms

noun
singular: construction
plural: constructions
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