| word | construct |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it. The company is constructing 70 homes and a 130-room hotel on the land. The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber. They thought he had escaped through a specially-constructed tunnel. If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together. You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your spending. He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore. The novel is constructed from a series of on-the-spot reports. ...using carefully-constructed tests. noun A construct is a complex idea. ...the underlying constructs (beliefs, philosophy, etc.) which influence action and behaviour. It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified. A construct is something that is built, made, or created. The kites were flimsy constructs but soared to over a thousand feet. The country was an artificial construct held together by force. |
| inflections | constructsconstructingconstructed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
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