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English
Etymology
From Latin construo (“I heap together, build, make, construct, connect gramatically”) < com- (“together”) + struo (“I heap up, pile”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (UK) enPR: kŏn'strŭkt, IPA: /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/, SAMPA: /"kQn.strzVkt/
- (US) enPR: kän'strŭkt, IPA: /ˈkɑnstɹʌkt/, SAMPA: /"kAnstrzVkt/
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Audio (US), noun (file)
Verb
- (UK, US) enPR: kən-strŭkt', IPA: /kənˈstɹʌkt/, SAMPA: /k@n"str\Vkt/
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Audio (US), verb (file) - Rhymes: -ʌkt
Noun
construct (plural constructs)
- Something constructed from parts.
- The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
- A concept or model.
- Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
Synonyms
- (something constructed from parts): construction
- (concept, model): concept, idea, model, notion, representation
Verb
to construct (third-person singular simple present constructs, present participle constructing, simple past and past participle constructed)
- (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- We constructed the radio from spares.
- (transitive) Similarly, to build (a sentence or an argument) by arranging words or ideas.
- A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
- (transitive) (geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
- Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
Synonyms
- (build or form by assembling parts'): assemble, build, form, make, put together
- (build (a sentence or argument)): form
- (draw (a geometric figure)):
Antonyms
- (build or form by assembling parts): destroy, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
build or form by assembling parts
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External links
- construct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- construct in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- construct at OneLook Dictionary Search
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