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B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˈstɹʌkt/ UK /kənˈstɹʌkt/ See IPA manual

verb

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Homographs: construct¹ /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ — noun

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

verb
To build something by putting parts together.

They constructed a wooden bridge across the river.
2

verb
To form a sentence, argument, or theory by arranging ideas or words.

A good essay is constructed around a clear central argument.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to build something by... build assemble makeput together

2 verb · to form a sentence,... form

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Phrases (1)

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construct a building
build or erect a structure

Verb + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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