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   construct

   verb

   • 1. build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine): "a company that constructs oil rigs" Similar builderectput upset upraiseestablishassemblemanufacturefabricateformfashioncontrivecreatemakeOpposite demolish
   • ▪ form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements: "poetics should construct a theory of literary discourse" Similar formulateformput togethercreatedevisedesigninventcomposeconcoctcontrivework outhatchfashionmouldmodelshapeframeforgeengineerfabricatemanufacturehammer outthrash out
   • ▪ form (a sentence) according to grammatical rules: "these rules tell us how to construct a grammatical sentence in a given language"
   • ▪ draw or delineate (a geometrical figure) accurately to given conditions: "construct a square equal in area to a given circle"

   noun

   • 1. an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence: "history is largely an ideological construct"
   • ▪ a group of words forming a phrase: "the appropriateness of the grammatical construct is illustrated"
   • ▪ a physical thing which is deliberately built or formed: "a transgenic construct"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. constructible adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of construct in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONSTRUCT definition: 1. to build something or put together different parts to form something whole: 2. an idea or…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › constructConstruct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CONSTRUCT is to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements : build; also : contrive, devise. How to use construct in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONSTRUCT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONSTRUCT meaning: 1. to build something or put together different parts to form something whole: 2. an idea or…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONSTRUCT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › constructConstruct - definition of construct by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Something formed or constructed from parts. 2. a. A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom. b. A concrete image or idea: "[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work" (Stephen Koch).

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › constructConstruct - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   1. /kənˈstrʌkt/ make by combining materials and parts. 2. /ˈkɒnstrʌkt/ an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances. IPA guide. Other forms: constructed; constructing; constructs. To construct things is to build them.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconstruct verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of construct verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'construct' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › constructconstruct - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Sep 1, 2024 · 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. A wall constructed of random stones.

11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishconstruct - Definition in English - bab.la

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    construct. verb (with object) UK /kənˈstrʌkt/ 1. build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine) a company that constructs oil rigs 2. form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements poetics should construct a theory of literary discourse 3. (Grammar) form (a sentence) according to grammatical ...