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to construct

to construct

103 4.5
To make an idea or argument by joining different parts
  • verb
  • /kənˈstrʌkt/
translation icon : construir
  • So we use logic to construct a story of self, right?
  • socially constructed
  • construct meaning
  • construct an argument

So we use logic to construct a story of self, right?

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Examples

  • How did the teachers and students work together to construct meaning from the text?

    Academic text (2011)

  • Through group discussions, students can construct arguments that support their viewpoints.

  • We each construct our own version of the world.

  • Then you have to construct a lie.

  • The child will, from this experience, attempt to... construct an explanation of what's happened.

    One Missed Call (2008)

  • First, the study participants were found to construct gender roles prior to becoming faculty members.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Therefore, the questions were broad to allow the participant to construct meaning from the questions and situations.

    Academic text (2015)

  • By analyzing the data from interviews, the researchers constructed a portrait of the case.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Children are doers and thinkers that construct knowledge based on active engagement in learning experiences.

    Academic text (2011)

  • So, since I had no friends, I assembled a motley crew of the friendless to help me construct my social network.

    Cry Wolf (1947)

Synonyms

to frame
vsto construct
132 3.9

To make the main structure and details of a plan or idea

focuses on making a complete abstract thing by combining parts
to compose
vsto construct
102 3.5

To make writing, music, or a plan

is broader and applies to making any abstract idea by combining parts
to synthesize
vsto construct
55 6.4

To combine ideas or materials to make something new

is used more generally to form abstract ideas beyond scientific combination

Antonyms

to deconstruct
  • Literature
23 7.2

Examine a text or artwork to show hidden ideas and assumptions

How Complex

to elaborate
79 4.2
to refine
93 4.0
to construct
103 4.5
to formulate
59 4.5
to develop
668 1.8
to propose
∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Construct meaning to form an idea comes from old Latin con- 'together' and struere 'to put in order' or 'to build'. So, to construct an argument or sentence is to 'build' it by joining ideas or parts.