structure
verb/ˈstrʌktʃə(r)/
/ˈstrʌktʃər/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they structure | /ˈstrʌktʃə(r)/ /ˈstrʌktʃər/ |
| he / she / it structures | /ˈstrʌktʃəz/ /ˈstrʌktʃərz/ |
| past simple structured | /ˈstrʌktʃəd/ /ˈstrʌktʃərd/ |
| past participle structured | /ˈstrʌktʃəd/ /ˈstrʌktʃərd/ |
| -ing form structuring | /ˈstrʌktʃərɪŋ/ /ˈstrʌktʃərɪŋ/ |
- to arrange or organize something into a system or pattern
- structure something How well does the teacher structure the lessons?
- Make use of the toys in structured group activities.
- structure something around something The exhibition is structured around the themes of work and leisure.
Extra Examples- Their society was structured by class.
- She had structured her arguments very carefully.
- The company is structured into two divisions.
- The nation was structured as a federation of states.
- The organization is structured according to business principles.
- a complex but highly structured complaints procedure
- a loosely structured organization
- a tightly structured drama
- The teaching is structured around three topics.
- There have been fundamental changes in how society is structured.
- Television programmes are structured narratively so as to hold the viewer's attention.
- There are many ways to structure a business.
- Structure your essay carefully into paragraphs with linking devices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- carefully
- clearly
- …
- according to
- around
- as
- …
- highly structured
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the process of building): from Old French, or from Latin structura, from struere ‘to build’. The verb is rarely found before the 20th cent.Definitions on the go
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