construct

Pronunciation

noun

• (UK) enPR: kŏn'strŭkt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnstrʌkt/, SAMPA: /"kQnstrVkt/
• (US) enPR: kän'strŭkt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑnstrʌkt/, SAMPA: /"kAnstrVkt/

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verb

• enPR: kənstrŭkt'
• IPA ^(key): /kənˈstrʌkt/
• SAMPA: /k@n"strVkt/

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Noun

Singular construct

Plural constructs

1. Something made from parts.

   That artwork is a construct of wires and tubes.

2. A concept or model.

   The construct of the world being flat was changed due to Copernicus' telescope.

Synonyms

• (something constructed from parts) construction
• (concept, model) concept, idea, model, notion, representation

Verb

Plain form construct

Third-person singular constructs

Past tense constructed

Past participle constructed

Present participle constructing

1. (transitive) To make, build, or form (something) by putting the parts together.

   We constructed the radio from parts.

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 figure by following a method.

   Construct a circle that touches each point of the given triangle.

Synonyms

• (build or form by assembling parts) assemble, build, form, make, put together
• (build (a sentence or argument)) form

Antonyms

• (build or form by assembling parts) destroy, disassemble, dismantle, take apart

Related words

• reconstruct
• construction
• constructive