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construct
[ verb kuhn-struhkt; noun kon-struhkt ]
verb (used with object)
noun
- something constructed:
Each musical note sign is a construct of three distinct parts: the head, the stem, and the hook.
- a mental image, idea, or theory, especially a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements:
Character is a construct of personal values, personal rules and morals, and a number of other facets, including self-control and willpower.
construct
verb
- to put together substances or parts, esp systematically, in order to make or build (a building, bridge, etc); assemble
- to compose or frame mentally (an argument, sentence, etc)
- geometry to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
noun
- something formulated or built systematically
- a complex idea resulting from a synthesis of simpler ideas
- psychol a model devised on the basis of observation, designed to relate what is observed to some theoretical framework
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Derived Forms
- conˈstructible, adjective
- conˈstructor, noun
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Other Words From
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of construct1
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Origin of construct1
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Example Sentences
The most powerful thing about applying creative constructs to the conversations that you make is that they can help balance power, protect from inequities, and do it in a way that’s built into the very structures that govern the conversations.
Gathering for coffee is no longer part of our social construct, and coffee-making, much like cooking, has largely become an at-home affair.
Consumers constantly apply meaning to their choices and use this meaning in their social constructs.
After all, immersing yourself in nature is a way to check social constructs at the trailhead.
Without surgery implantation, customized living tissue constructs were successfully generated in the body.
Encompass Develop, Design Construct, LLC A Kentucky-based architect, design and construction service.
We can construct excuses based on the evil that occurred September 11th.
He had aspired to construct an epic figure after visiting the pyramids and sphinxes of Egypt in 1855.
“Let others construct an unchallenging feminism that speaks only to the smallest common denominator,” she writes.
But if Hamas were to continue to construct tunnels, Hanegbi said, Israel is prepared to send in ground forces to destroy them.
They placed cotton and fine wool all about the room, and even endeavoured to construct small nests of wool and horsehair.
But the artillerymen believed that it was impossible to construct a road to haul guns up to this height.
This exhibit is sufficient to indicate that there need be no question of our financial ability to construct the road.
Still, on small islands, such as the Coral and Marshall Islands, the natives construct their huts from pandan wood.
Any one who intends to construct hoisting tackle ought to provide himself with beams and small cables.
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More About Construct
What does construct mean?
To construct means to build or create by putting parts together, as in Val constructed a whole town out of toy building blocks.
A construct is something that is created, often with a complex form.
The verb form of construct, pronounced kuhn-struhkt, is most often used to refer to buildings and monuments being built, but it can be used in any situation where something is built or parts are combined. You can construct a meal, for example, out of ingredients in your refrigerator or construct an outfit out of articles of clothing in your closet.
The noun form of construct, pronounced kon-struhkt, is anything that is built, either literally or figuratively. It is most often used figuratively to describe something that is made up of practices or ideas from a specific philosophy or school of thought. Constructs are often complex theories that are informed by many smaller ideas of the way things work.
Example: The gas company tried to construct a new pipeline, but the pipes kept leaking.
Where does construct come from?
The first records of the term construct come from the late 1400s. It ultimately comes from the Latin construere, meaning “to heap together or build.”
The phrase social construct refers to a theory or practice made up by the people in that society. For example, currency is a construct because the people in a society agree that what is used for currency has value and can be exchanged for goods or services. As well, many cultural and societal expectations are social constructs. For example, in the United States the construct of shaking of hands has become a sign of respect for the person you’re shaking hands with.
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What are some other forms related to construct?
- constructible (adjective)
- overconstruct (verb)
- preconstruct (verb)
- constructor (noun)
What are some synonyms for construct?
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How is construct used in real life?
Construct is most commonly used to mean “to build,” either literally or figuratively.
Imagine building detailed financial models and constructing complex algorithms only for your hedge fund to lose money in the biggest bull market this century pic.twitter.com/qs7ahBmF3I
— Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. (drpatel.eth) (@ParikPatelCFA) December 31, 2021
I’m never late to ANYTHING because:
1) time is a social construct
2) I’m there in spirit— tom (@tom_harlock) June 4, 2018
Attention Twitter, I chose to eat an apple instead of a bag of potato chips, please construct a monument in my honor.
— anildash (@anildash) April 10, 2015
Try using construct!
Which of the following is NOT a synonym for construct?
A. destroy
B. build
C. create
D. design
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