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to construct

to construct

8 5.3
To draw a shape or line accurately using a ruler and compass
  • verb
  • /kənˈstrʌkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trazar
  • To solve the problem, you need to construct a diagram that represents the information clearly.

But you, you know, you, you have two legs and you put one leg here and then, and then you spin it around as and so you can construct a circle and you have a straight edge.

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Examples

  • The problem was to construct a representative sample from such a scattered and heterogeneous population.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The students will be able to construct an accurate sundial.

    Academic text (1994)

  • So we have three statement variables, PQ and R, and we're going to construct a truth table for this statement here.

  • Participants learn to match assessment techniques to course objectives, to construct tests, and to interpret the results of summative evaluations.

    Academic text (1996)

  • I have suggested how, by example, classroom counterparts could be constructed to illustrate and test competing conceptions of social justice.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The students learned how to construct a geometric shape using a compass and ruler.

  • In the math class, we were instructed to construct a triangle based on the given angles.

Synonyms

to draw
vsto construct
939 1.0

Make a picture with a pen or pencil

requires precise instruments and specified conditions for accurate geometric work
to describe
vsto construct
  • Specialized
33 4.9

To draw the outline of a shape or path on a surface

uses precise instruments and set conditions for accurate geometric figures

Antonyms

to destroy
∞ 1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

to erase
144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

How Precise

to construct
  • Specialized
8 5.3
to plot
  • Specialized
33 6.7
to draw
939 1.0
to draft
138 3.7
to sketch
45 3.0

Surface Forms

construct infinitive
constructed past
constructed past participle
constructing present participle
constructs third person singular

Etymology

Construct in geometry also comes from old Latin con- 'together' and struere 'to build', like the same root in structure. So, to construct a figure is like 'building' it carefully with your tools, step by step.