structure

A2 Topic:Architecture & Buildings

US /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #3972

Meanings

1

noun
The way the parts of something are arranged or organised.

We studied the structure of a typical English sentence.
2

noun
Something that has been built, such as a building or bridge.

The bridge is the largest structure in the city.
3

noun
A clear plan or order that helps something work well.

Children often do better with some structure in their day.
4

verb
To organise or arrange something in a planned way.

I need to structure my days so I have time to study.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the way the parts of... arrangement composition formmakeup

2 noun · something that has been... formation

Word family

Forms structuredstructuresstructuring

Derived forms aerostructureantistructureapostructurebandstructurebiostructurecostructurecyberstructurecytostructuredestructureechostructureeigenstructureendostructure

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Phrases (5)

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anatomical structure
the physical form and arrangement of a part of a living organism

Adjective + noun
megalithic structure
a prehistoric construction made from very large stones

Adjective + noun
syllable structure
the way speech sounds are organized within a syllable

Noun + noun
organizational structure
The arrangement of roles, groups, and lines of responsibility within an organization.

Adjective + noun
unwieldy structure
a structure that is difficult to move or handle because of its size, weight, or shape

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.

structure Middle French structūra Latin

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Topics

Architecture & Buildings Tools, Machines & Construction

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# structure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 3972

## Meanings
1. The way the parts of something are arranged or organised.
2. Something that has been built, such as a building or bridge.
3. A clear plan or order that helps something work well.
4. To organise or arrange something in a planned way.

## Examples
- We studied the structure of a typical English sentence.
- The bridge is the largest structure in the city.
- Children often do better with some structure in their day.
- I need to structure my days so I have time to study.

## Derived Forms
- aerostructure
- antistructure
- apostructure
- bandstructure
- biostructure
- costructure
- cyberstructure
- cytostructure
- destructure
- echostructure
- eigenstructure
- endostructure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: structure
- Root: structūra

## Etymology
From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.

## AI Etymology
Structure is from Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc. In present-day use, it can mean the way the parts of something are arranged or organised, or something that has been built, such as a building or bridge.

## Topics
- Architecture & Buildings
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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