Dictionary

construct en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/ (UK)
• kän'strŭkt (US)
• kŏn'strŭkt (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

Meanings

1. Something constructed from parts.
   • The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
   • Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
2. A concept or model.
   • Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
3. A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

Forms

Deriveds

construct state · nanoconstruct · social construct · subconstruct

Synonyms

idea (concept, model) · model (concept, model) · concept (concept, model) · notion (concept, model) · something constructed from parts · representation (concept, model)

Translations (36)

fi rakennelma (something constructed from parts) · he קומפוזיציה (something constructed from parts) · el κατασκευή (something constructed from parts) · he דגם (concept or model) · ru констру́кция (something constructed from parts) · ka კონსტრუქცია (something constructed from parts) · ca constructe (concept or model) · el κατασκεύασμα (something constructed from parts) · it struttura (something constructed from parts) · fr construction (segment of DNA created artificially) · kix ū-ìeshā (something constructed from parts) · it costruzione (something constructed from parts) · bg конце́пция (concept or model) · ja コンストラクト (something constructed from parts) · bg констру́кция (something constructed from parts) · ja 概念 (concept or model) · he מבנה (concept or model) · fa ساختمان (concept or model) · pt constructo (concept or model) · cmn 概念 (concept or model) · it modello (concept or model) · es construcción (something constructed from parts) · he מודל (concept or model) · pt montagem (something constructed from parts) · fa سازه (something constructed from parts) · pt construção (segment of DNA created artificially) · es construcción (segment of DNA created artificially) · es constructo (concept or model) · vi khái niệm (concept or model) · he קונסטרוקציה (something constructed from parts) · fi malli (concept or model) · it costruzione (segment of DNA created artificially) · fr construction (something constructed from parts) · it idea (concept or model) · ru конце́пция (concept or model) · it concetto (concept or model)

construct en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈstɹʌkt/ (UK, US)
• (US) audio
• kən-strŭkt' (UK, US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
   • A wall constructed of random stones.
   • We constructed the radio from spares.
   • The Carnarvonshire Railway was incorporated by an Act of July 29, 1862, with powers to construct a standard-gauge line from the Bangor & Carnarvon at Caernarvon [1958 spelling] to Portmadoc, a distance of 27¾ miles, but only the centre portion, from Penygroes to Afonwen, 11¾ miles, was built. 1958 September 14, J. M. Dunn, “The Afonwen Line—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 594:
2. (transitive) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
   • A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
   • The Vietnam War films are forms of memory that function to provide collective rememberings, to construct history, and to subsume within them the experience of the veterans. 1997, Marita Sturken, Tangled Memories:
3. (transitive) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
   • The arc of a circle may be very little, but, given that, it is possible to construct the entire figure. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
   • Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.

Forms

Antonyms

destroy (build or form by assembling parts) · dismantle (build or form by assembling parts) · disassemble (build or form by assembling parts) · wreck (build or form by assembling parts) · ruin (build or form by assembling parts) · take apart (build or form by assembling parts)

Deriveds

overconstruct · deconstruct · misconstruct · constructable · foreconstruct · galcon · constructible · constructive · preconstruct · reconstruct · unconstruct · constructibility · interconstruct · ill-constructed · coconstruct

Synonyms

build (build or form by assembling parts') · produce (build or form by assembling parts') · put together (build or form by assembling parts') · make (build or form by assembling parts') · form (build or form by assembling parts') · assemble (build or form by assembling parts') · form (build (a sentence or argument))

Translations (78)

cs sestavit (build or form by assembling parts) · bg построявам (draw (a geometric figure)) · nb konstruere (build or form by assembling parts) · pl skonstruować (build or form by assembling parts) · de konstruieren (build or form by assembling parts) · ru стро́ить (build (a sentence or argument)) · ca construir (build or form by assembling parts) · uk будува́ти (build or form by assembling parts) · ro construi (build or form by assembling parts) · uk збудува́ти (build or form by assembling parts) · ru постро́ить (build (a sentence or argument)) · ru постро́ить (build or form by assembling parts) · pt montar (build or form by assembling parts) · hy սարքել (build or form by assembling parts) · ru соста́вить (build (a sentence or argument)) · he הרכיב (build or form by assembling parts) · kmr ava kirin (build or form by assembling parts) · sv konstruera (build or form by assembling parts) · la construō (build or form by assembling parts) · ru конструи́ровать (build or form by assembling parts) · el οικοδομώ (build or form by assembling parts) · kmr ava kirin (build (a sentence or argument)) · hy կառուցել (build or form by assembling parts) · grc δομέω (build or form by assembling parts) · be пабудава́ць (build or form by assembling parts) · be сканструява́ць (build or form by assembling parts) · fa ساختن (build or form by assembling parts) · cs sestrojit (draw (a geometric figure)) · fi rakentaa (build or form by assembling parts) · grc οἰκοδομέω (build or form by assembling parts) · ro construi (draw (a geometric figure)) · fi rakentaa (build (a sentence or argument)) · ja 建てる (build or form by assembling parts) · el κατασκευάζω (build or form by assembling parts) · ru сконструи́ровать (build or form by assembling parts) · cmn 建設 /建设 (build or form by assembling parts) · ja 築く (build or form by assembling parts) · be канструява́ць (build or form by assembling parts) · ka აშენებს (build or form by assembling parts) · it costruire (build or form by assembling parts) · ru постро́ить (draw (a geometric figure)) · fa ساختن (build (a sentence or argument)) · ru стро́ить (draw (a geometric figure)) · fr construire (build or form by assembling parts) · pl zbudować (build or form by assembling parts) · fi konstruoida (draw (a geometric figure)) · ka აგებს (build or form by assembling parts) · es construir (build or form by assembling parts) · pl konstruować (build or form by assembling parts) · cmn 建造 (build or form by assembling parts) · he בנה (build (a sentence or argument)) · ja 建設する (build or form by assembling parts) · uk зконструюва́ти (build or form by assembling parts) · kmr durist kirin (build (a sentence or argument)) · pt montar (build (a sentence or argument)) · et ehitama (build or form by assembling parts) · da bygge (build or form by assembling parts) · ca construir (build (a sentence or argument)) · bg градя́ (build or form by assembling parts) · uk конструюва́ти (build or form by assembling parts) · cs konstruovat (build or form by assembling parts) · got 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (build or form by assembling parts) · be будава́ць (build or form by assembling parts) · lt statyti (build or form by assembling parts) · de bauen (build or form by assembling parts) · da konstruere (build or form by assembling parts) · et koostama (build (a sentence or argument)) · hy շինել (build or form by assembling parts) · la compingō (build or form by assembling parts) · pl budować (build or form by assembling parts) · pt construir (build (a sentence or argument)) · ru составля́ть (build (a sentence or argument)) · ta கட்டு (build or form by assembling parts) · fr construire (draw (a geometric figure)) · bg съставям (build (a sentence or argument)) · bg строя́ (build or form by assembling parts) · ru стро́ить (build or form by assembling parts) · de konstruieren (draw (a geometric figure))