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English

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular construct

Plural constructs

construct (plural constructs)

  1. Something constructed from parts.
    The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
  2. A concept or model.
    Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

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Verb

Infinitive to construct

Third person singular constructs

Simple past constructed

Past participle constructed

Present participle constructing

to construct (third-person singular simple present constructs, present participle constructing, simple past and past participle constructed)

  1. (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
    We constructed the radio from spares.
  2. (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.
  3. (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.

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Translations

build or form by assembling parts
  • Armenian: կառուցել hy(hy) (kaṙuc'el), շինել hy(hy) (šinel), սարքել hy(hy) (sark'el)
  • Danish: konstruere, bygge
  • Estonian: ehitama et(et)
  • French: construire fr(fr)
  • German: bauen de(de)
  • Hebrew: להרכיב (le'harkiv)
  • Italian: costruire it(it)
  • Spanish: construir es(es)
  • Swedish: konstruera sv(sv)
build (a sentence or argument)
  • Estonian: koostama et(et)
  • Hebrew: לבנות (livnot)
draw (a geometric figure)

 

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