construct
verb/kənˈstrʌkt/
/kənˈstrʌkt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they construct | /kənˈstrʌkt/ /kənˈstrʌkt/ |
| he / she / it constructs | /kənˈstrʌkts/ /kənˈstrʌkts/ |
| past simple constructed | /kənˈstrʌktɪd/ /kənˈstrʌktɪd/ |
| past participle constructed | /kənˈstrʌktɪd/ /kənˈstrʌktɪd/ |
| -ing form constructing | /kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/ /kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] to build or make something such as a road, building or machine
- construct something The building was constructed in 1993.
- construct something out of something They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.
- construct something from something The frame is constructed from lightweight aluminium.
- construct something of something On the smaller islands, houses are often constructed of local materials.
Synonyms buildbuildconstruct ▪ assemble ▪ erect ▪ put something upThese words all mean to make something, especially by putting different parts together.build to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together:Topics Buildingsb2- a house built of stone
- They’re going to build on the site of the old power station.
- The cupboard is easy to assemble.
- Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back.
- They’re putting up new hotels in order to boost tourism in the area.
- to build/construct/erect/put up a house/wall
- to build/construct/erect/put up some shelves
- to build/construct/erect/put up a barrier/fence/shelter
- to build/construct/assemble a(n) engine/machine
- to build/construct a road/railway/tunnel
- to erect/put up a tent/statue/monument
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- construct something to form something by putting different things together synonym put together
- You must learn how to construct a logical argument.
- to construct a theory
- For these experiments it is necessary to construct a model using data from other sources.
- a well-constructed novel
- his carefully constructed public image
- the socially constructed nature of gender roles
- construct something (geometry) to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics
- to construct a triangle
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.
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