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Word3 construct
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /kənˈstrʌkt/ /kənˈstrʌkt/
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  • the building was constructed in 1993.
  • they constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.
  • the frame is constructed from lightweight aluminium.
  • on the smaller islands, houses are often constructed of local materials.
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construct

(verb)/kənˈstrʌkt/ /kənˈstrʌkt/

    Verb Forms

  1. to build or make something such as a road, building or machine
    • The building was constructed in 1993.
    • They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.
    • The frame is constructed from lightweight aluminium.
    • On the smaller islands, houses are often constructed of local materials.
  2. to form something by putting different things together
    • SYNONYM put together
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    • You must learn how to construct a logical argument.
    • to construct a theory
    • For these experiments it is necessary to construct a model using data from other sources.
    • a well-constructed novel
    • his carefully constructed public image
    • the socially constructed nature of gender roles
  3. to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics
    • to construct a triangle

    Word Origin

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