What does "construct" mean?
Something constructed from parts.
Construct
/ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Something constructed from parts.
- Grammar: construct is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: concept, abstract concept, abstract entity, affixes.
- Useful contrasts: unerect, bulldozing, confuse.
- Usage evidence: It is duck soup for a carpenter to construct a chicken coop for his son.
How to use "construct"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something constructed from parts.
"The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes."
- 2 an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances wordnet
- 3 A concept or model.
"Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."
- 4 A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Verb
- 1 To build or form (something) by assembling parts. transitive
"We constructed the radio from spares."
- 2 reassemble mentally wordnet
- 3 To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas. transitive
"A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object."
- 4 draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions wordnet
- 5 To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques. transitive
"Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle."
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- 6 put together out of artificial or natural components or parts wordnet
- 7 make by combining materials and parts wordnet
- 8 create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts wordnet
- 9 create by linking linguistic units wordnet
Synonyms
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Example
"It is duck soup for a carpenter to construct a chicken coop for his son."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "construct"?
Common synonyms include: concept, abstract concept, abstract entity, affixes, affixing, afisr.
How do you use "construct" in a sentence?
It is duck soup for a carpenter to construct a chicken coop for his son.
How do you pronounce "construct"?
Pronounced /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“I heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.