[
US
/ˈkɑnstɹəkt, kənˈstɹəkt/
]
VERB
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create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
construct a proof
construct an argument -
reassemble mentally
reconstruct the events of 20 years ago -
draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
construct an equilateral triangle -
make by combining materials and parts
this little pig made his house out of straw
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer -
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
He manufactured a popular cereal
the company fabricates plastic chairs
They manufacture small toys -
create by linking linguistic units
construct a sentence
construct a paragraph
NOUN
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
How To Use construct In A Sentence
- Clearly the megalosaurus in the opening passage of Bleak House is a flight of hyperbolic fancy (inspired, I would guess, by the papier-mâché dinosaurs constructed for the Crystal Palace Exhibition, a couple of years earlier).
- These positions are frequently referred to respectively as objectivism and constructionism.
- Construction here would include offices, retail and hotels with the objective of integrating the docklands with the city centre and extending its functions to the east.
- Parts of all three vases were mingled together and the position of each piece had to be painstakingly documented to aid the reconstruction. Times, Sunday Times
- Upon completion of the donated public welfare project, the donee shall inform the donor of the construction, use of the funds and checking and acceptance of the construction quality.
- Make sure that the construction proposal is reliable, the working procedure works canonically, and the construction monitor goes effectively.
- Behind this carefullyconstructed shield, he has lashed out savagely at those who have bettered him in the eyes of history and bettered him in the practice of Christian values.
- Copies of this schedule should be constructed in such a fashion that easy access be afforded the data collection process.
- Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
- The clinician must be well-attuned to the patient when the patient may be in the process of reconstructing schemas, thinking dialectically, recognizing paradox and generating a revised life narrative.
