to construct
201
3.5
- verb
- /kənˈstrʌkt/
:
construir
- Well, people have constructed an instrument that seems to work pretty well.
- construct buildings
- construct a facility
- plan to construct
Well, we, we, we will be constructing satellites in space.
- Well, we, we, we will be constructing satellites in space.
Examples
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The engineers will construct a new bridge to improve traffic flow in the city.
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So how did the Maya construct these incredible stone structures?
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Rather than destroy, you can construct with nature.
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So this is what most people use to construct their first patterns.
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I think this is how they constructed the whole house.
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The whole thing was constructed during the second world war.
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Splash Park A is located in a large, recently constructed neighborhood in Orange County, Florida.
Academic text (2008) -
That Sunday, there was no heat in the church, so the congregants constructed plastic walls to fight the cold and rain.
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Students have 1 minute to write a constructed response before the tester reads the next problem.
Academic text (2015) -
The elementary students used their prototype as a guide when constructing their final solution by hand.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To create something by putting parts together
∞
1.0
To make something by joining parts or materials
988
2.8
To make something by joining parts, like a model, plan or team
239
2.7
Be the parts that form a whole
169
2.9
To put parts together to make something like a machine or toy
162
3.3
To make many things using machines
156
1.6
To make or shape something
102
3.5
To make writing, music, or a plan
89
4.2
To join parts together to make something whole
46
3.7
To build a structure like a house or barn
35
3.2
To build a supporting structure by joining parts
30
5.5
To make something from parts in a factory
21
5.3
To put things together quickly and roughly using what is available
16
5.2
Make something quickly and roughly from things you have
4
5.9
To make parts in a factory so they can be put together later
1
4.9
To build the basic wooden structure of a building like a house
1
4.6
To put parts together before they are needed or installed
To make a place bigger or stronger by adding parts
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Construct comes from old Latin parts con- 'together' and struere 'to pile up' or 'to build', the same root as structure. So, to construct something is to 'build' it by putting parts together.