to structure
- verb
- /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
- My life now is structured around me and what I want to do.
- structure a program
- structure learning
- structure learning experiences
So what they are, how they're structured, who buys them and why.
- So what they are, how they're structured, who buys them and why.
- And then it just didn't feel structured in the sense of massive, right.
- It's a whole different concept of how you structure society.
- So about how B trees are structured, Are you good with that?
- Yeah, yeah, I structure my day not like that.
- Find the virtue, the virtuous leader and then structure precautions to keep them virtuous.
Examples
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Band rehearsals can be structured so that intensity varies throughout the rehearsal period.
Academic text (2011) -
Writers should structure their stories to maintain a clear narrative flow.
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Yeah, yeah, I structure my day not like that.
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These are ways in which people, you might say, structure their lives and their activities.
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I just think she needs to structure her decision properly.
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Not having a structured daily schedule, it really takes some getting used to.
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The design process is structured to help direct your creativity.
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How small groups are structured depends on the makeup of the class.
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We structure our arguments to be legally sound and empirically bulletproof.
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So how do we structure an argument to reopen Roe vs Wade ?
Synonyms
Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well
To put things in a neat sequence
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
To arrange items so they are ready and easy to see
To arrange objects or information in a clear organized way
To arrange things in a certain order
To arrange text and images into a clear layout for printing or display
To arrange things in levels one above another, like layers on a cake
To arrange things or ideas according to a plan
To put things in order so they are easy to find
To show something in a simple picture or plan
Antonyms
Compounds
An organized way people and groups like families and governments are connected in a society
- Specialized
A way to store and organize data in a computer so programs can use it quickly
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A set of bones that supports and gives shape to a person or animal
An arrangement of people or things in levels with higher levels controlling lower ones
A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton
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A part of the nervous system that carries signals, like a nerve or brain area
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A part of a living thing that has a specific shape and job in the body
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A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences
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A complex part of a living body made of pieces arranged to do a job
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The way the parts of a living body are arranged to give it shape and help it move
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A study of the costs of making a product to see how they affect profit
A very large object made from one piece or an organization that cannot change easily
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A hard body part made mostly of the same stuff as nails and hair, like a horn or hoof
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The order and grouping of words in a sentence that make parts like the subject and verb
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A building design with parts joined in a T shape to give support and strength
How Organized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb structure comes from the same root struct, from struere, 'to build'. Think of arranging ideas like building with blocks, and that's why to structure something is to put its parts in a clear order.