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11construct — [v] assemble, build build up, cobble up*, compose, compound, constitute, cook up*, create, design, dream up*, elevate, engineer, envision, erect, establish, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, formulate, found, frame, fudge together*, hammer out*,… …
12construct — ► VERB 1) build or erect. 2) form (a theory) from various conceptual elements. ► NOUN 1) an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements. 2) a thing constructed. DERIVATIVES constructor noun …
13construct — constructs, constructing, constructed (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənstrʌ̱kt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nstrʌkt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it. [V n] The French… …
14construct — I UK [kənˈstrʌkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms construct : present tense I/you/we/they construct he/she/it constructs present participle constructing past tense constructed past participle constructed *** 1) to build something large or… …
15construct — con|struct1 W3 [kənˈstrʌkt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of construere; CONSTRUE] 1.) to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc ▪ There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river. construct… …
16construct — 01. My friends and I [constructed] a really cool fort in a tree in my backyard. 02. We [constructed] a big picnic table for use by ourselves and our neighbors. 03. Bill Gates has [constructed] the largest computer empire in the world. 04. I don t …
17construct — con|struct1 [ kən strʌkt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to build something large or complicated, such as a bridge or road: The tunnel was constructed in 1996. be constructed from/of/out of something: St Michael s was an older building, almost… …
18construct — I. transitive verb Etymology: Latin constructus, past participle of construere, from com + struere to build more at structure Date: 1663 1. to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements ; build; also contrive, devise 2. to draw (a… …
19construct — 1. noun /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt,ˈkɑnstɹʌkt,kənˈstɹʌkt/ a) Something constructed from parts. The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes. b) A concept or model. Bohrs theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics. Syn …
20construct — 1 verb (T) 1 to build a large building, bridge, road etc: The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed in 1933 1937. | be constructed of/from etc: huge skyscrapers constructed entirely of concrete and glass 2 to form something such as a sentence,… …
