construct
Use Construct in a sentence
strʌkt verb (used with object)
1.
to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
2.
Geometry. to draw (a figure) fulfilling certain given conditions.
noun
3.
something constructed.
4.
an image, idea, or theory, especially a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements.
Origin:
1400–50 for earlier past participle sense; 1655–65 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin constrūctus (past participle of construere to construe), equivalent to con- con- + strūc- (variant stem of struere to build) + -tus past participle suffix
1400–50 for earlier past participle sense; 1655–65 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin constrūctus (past participle of construere to construe), equivalent to con- con- + strūc- (variant stem of struere to build) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
con·struct·i·ble, adjective
o·ver·con·struct, verb (used with object)
pre·con·struct, verb (used with object)
qua·si-con·struct·ed, adjective
well-con·struct·ed, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| construct | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to put together substances or parts, esp systematically, in order to make or build (a building, bridge, etc); assemble |
| 2. | to compose or frame mentally (an argument, sentence, etc) |
| 3. | geometry to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied |
| —n | |
| 4. | something formulated or built systematically |
| 5. | a complex idea resulting from a synthesis of simpler ideas |
| 6. | psychol a model devised on the basis of observation, designed to relate what is observed to some theoretical framework |
| [C17: from Latin constructus piled up, from construere to heap together, build, from struere to arrange, erect] | |
| con'structible | |
| —adj | |
| con'structor | |
| —n | |
| con'structer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
construct
1660s, from L. construct-, pp. stem of construere "to heap up" (see construction). The noun is recorded from 1871 in linguistics, 1890 in psychology, 1933 in the general sense of "anything constructed." Related: constructed (pp. adj., 1784); constructing (1788).
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Example sentences
There's no need to read the essay, and there's no need to construct any new arguments in response, or build any new alliances.
As a result you could construct supply and demand curves.
Any user of the wiki can construct such a search based on a combination of known facts.
When trying to answer a trivia question, people construct a range of possible values based on their knowledge.
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