Construct - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈstrʌkt|  American pronunciation of the word construct
Brit.  |kənˈstrʌkt|  British pronunciation of the word construct

noun

- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (syn: concept, conception)

verb

- make by combining materials and parts (syn: build, make)
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts (syn: fabricate, manufacture)
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
construct an equilateral triangle
- create by linking linguistic units
construct a sentence
construct a paragraph
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
construct a proof
construct an argument
- reassemble mentally (syn: reconstruct, retrace)
reconstruct the events of 20 years ago

Extra examples

They plan to construct a barn behind the house.

The author constructs all the stories around one theme.

Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length.

He argues that time is a subjective construct with no objective existence.

The hut was constructed from trees that grew in the nearby forest.

The writer constructed the story from memories of her childhood.

There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.

Boyce has constructed a new theory of management.

Construct a square with sides of 5cm.

Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer

Army engineers were called in to construct the canal.

The firm contracted to construct the bridge.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: construct
he/she/it: constructs
present participle: constructing
past tense: constructed
past participle: constructed
noun
singular: construct
plural: constructs
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