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construction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English construccioun, construction, from Old French construction, from Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere. Morphologically construct + -ion.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The process of constructing.
- 89.2 million tons of RAP are used annually in new asphalt pavement construction in the United States. (Can we date this quote?), “RAP Benefits for Pavement Owners”, in National Asphalt Pavement Association, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025, page 1:
- Construction is underway on the new bridge.
(countable, uncountable) Anything that has been constructed.
- The engineer marvelled at his construction.
(countable, uncountable) The trade of building structures.
- He had worked in construction all his life.
(countable, uncountable) A building, model or some other structure.
- The office was a construction of steel and glass.
(countable, uncountable) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
(countable, uncountable) The manner in which something is built.
- Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge. 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- A thing of simple construction.
(countable, uncountable) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
(countable, uncountable) The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
(countable, uncountable) The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have. 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 95:
(countable, uncountable) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
constructions	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (264)

am አሠራር (process of constructing) · ka მშენებლობა (process of constructing) · fr construction (process of constructing) · hi इमारत (structure) · fi rakennelma (anything constructed) · uz bino qurish (process of constructing) · km សំណង់ (process of constructing) · ru стро́йка (process of constructing) · fa-ira ساخْتوَساز (process of constructing) · bg стро́ителство (process of constructing) · ca construcció (trade of building) · ko 건설 (process of constructing) · io konstruktado (process of constructing) · is uppbygging (process of constructing) · hu építmény (anything constructed) · ru констру́кция (process of constructing) · mn байгууламж (process of constructing) · cs stavba (process of constructing) · ka შენობა (structure) · cmn 結構 /结构 (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · ba төҙөлөш (process of constructing) · fi rakenne (structure) · pt construção (structure) · vi xây dựng (process of constructing) · ar بِنَاء (structure) · ru зда́ние (anything constructed) · es construcción (process of constructing) · ba ҡоролма (anything constructed) · de Aufbau (manner in which something is built) · kea óbra (trade of building) · az inşaat (process of constructing) · fi konstruktio (geometric construction) · ca construcció (process of constructing) · uk будо́ва (manner in which something is built) · fi rakennelma (structure) · be будава́нне (process of constructing) · oc construccion (process of constructing) · ur عِمارَت (structure) · pt construção (process of constructing) · ru постро́йка (anything constructed) · sk stavba (process of constructing) · ja 幾何画法 (geometric construction) · es construcción (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · de Auslegung (act or result of construing the meaning of something) · uk побудо́ва (process of constructing) · sh констру̀кција (manner in which something is built) · he בִּנְיָן (trade of building) · ur تَعْمِیر (process of constructing) · fa-ira ساخْت و ساز (process of constructing) · gl construción (anything constructed) · ltg stateiba (structure) · pl budowla (anything constructed) · pt construção civil (trade of building) · az tikinti (process of constructing) · ar مَبْنَى (structure) · cy cystrawen (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · ja 建設 (process of constructing) · fi rakentaminen (process of constructing) · bg постро́йка (structure) · de Bauwerk (anything constructed) · id pembangunan (process of constructing) · az tikili (structure) · tl konstruksyon (process of constructing) · gl construción (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · cs konstrukce (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · uk констру́кція (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · ru констру́кция (artistic composition) · ru сооружение (process of constructing) · gd togail (structure) · fi rakennusala (trade of building) · el κατασκευή (anything constructed) · lt statyba (process of constructing) · ga déantús (anything constructed) · cmn 建築 /建筑 (process of constructing) · sh grádnja (process of constructing) · hu szerkezet (structure) · uk побудо́ва (manner in which something is built) · de Konstruktion (geometric construction) · hi निर्माण (process of constructing) · ota یاپی (anything constructed) · ro structură (structure) · ca construcció (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · bn নির্মাণ (process of constructing) · pl budowa (process of constructing) · hu konstrukció (structure) · gu બાંધકામ (process of constructing) · mn барилга (trade of building) · fi rakenne (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · de Bau (trade of building) · pl konstrukcja (process of constructing) · ru строе́ние (process of constructing) · ru постро́йка (structure) · hu építés (process of constructing) · sh konstrùkcija (manner in which something is built) · ota ربط (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · ro interpretare (act or result of construing the meaning of something) · hu építkezés (process of constructing) · ru констру́кция (structure) · fi rakenne (manner in which something is built) · cs stavebnictví (trade of building) · ga struchtúr (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · nb konstruksjon (process of constructing) · mn хам бүтэц (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · tl sayari (trade of building) · bg сгра́да (structure) · da konstruktion (process of constructing) · de Bauwerk (structure) · bg постро́йка (anything constructed) · ro clădire (trade of building) · ota یاپی (structure) · my ဆောက်လုပ်ရေး (process of constructing) · cy adeilad (anything constructed) · ga déantús (structure) · da byggeri (process of constructing) · hy շինարարություն (trade of building) · it costruzione (process of constructing) · gd togail (process of constructing) · sq konstruksion (process of constructing) · az tikilmə (process of constructing) · pl konstrukcja (anything constructed) · ru строе́ние (anything constructed) · pt obra (artistic composition) · he בְּנִיָּה (process of constructing) · cmn 構式 /构式 (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · tg сохтан (process of constructing) · sh građevinárstvo (trade of building) · az tikmə (process of constructing) · ms pembinaan (process of constructing) · bg строе́ж (manner in which something is built) · ba төҙөлөш (trade of building) · ug قۇرۇلۇش (process of constructing) · sh konstrùkcija (structure) · fi konstruktio (artistic composition) · tk gurluşyk (process of constructing) · ka მშენებლობა (trade of building) · ru построе́ние (structure) · bg построе́ние (geometric construction) · sl konstruiranje (process of constructing) · sh грађевина́рство (trade of building) · de Bau (process of constructing) · ba ҡоролма (structure) · hy շինարարություն (process of constructing) · eo konstruado (process of constructing) · ja 建築業界 (trade of building) · bg строи́телство (trade of building) · el κατασκευή (manner in which something is built) · az tikinti (structure) · ro construcție (geometric construction) · az inşaatçılıq (trade of building) · is bygging (process of constructing) · ba төҙөү (process of constructing) · mn ᠬᠠᠮ ᠪᠦᠲᠦᠴᠡ (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · uz qurish (process of constructing) · gu બાંધકામ (trade of building) · cs konstrukce (structure) · fi rakennustyöt (process of constructing) · uk будо́ва (process of constructing) · ja 建設物 (structure) · et ehitamine (process of constructing) · pl budynek (anything constructed) · ro construire (process of constructing) · sh konstrùkcija (process of constructing) · cy adeilad (structure) · eo konstruo (process of constructing) · ru констру́кция (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · tg сохтмон (process of constructing) · nl aanbouw (process of constructing) · uk будо́ва (anything constructed) · ro clădire (process of constructing) · es edificación (process of constructing) · sv byggnadsverksamhet (process of constructing) · es cimentación (process of constructing) · ka კონსტრუქცია (artistic composition) · cmn 建築 /建筑 (structure) · om ijaarsa (process of constructing) · ru сооружение (anything constructed) · lo ການກໍ່ສ້າງ (process of constructing) · hu szerkesztés (geometric construction) · ja 建物 (structure) · ru строе́ние (structure) · be будаўні́цтва (process of constructing) · ar تَشْيِيد (process of constructing) · ja ビル (structure) · uk буді́вля (anything constructed) · it costruzione (anything constructed) · cmn 建設 /建设 (process of constructing) · pl konstrukcja (geometric construction) · tr konstrüksiyon (process of constructing) · lo ການກໍ່ສ້າງ (anything constructed) · tr yapım (process of constructing) · ru строи́тельство (process of constructing) · pl konstrukcja (manner in which something is built) · kmr avakirin (process of constructing) · id konstruksi (process of constructing) · ltg budaveiba (structure) · lv būve (structure) · tr konstrüksiyon (structure) · el οικοδομική (trade of building) · ro construire (trade of building) · gl construción (process of constructing) · uz qurilish (process of constructing) · mn барилга (process of constructing) · pt edificação (process of constructing) · pt construção (manner in which something is built) · el κατασκευή (process of constructing) · nn konstruksjon (process of constructing) · tr inşaat (process of constructing) · kk құрылыс (process of constructing) · cy adeiladu (trade of building) · mn ᠪᠠᠷᠢᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (process of constructing) · tr yapı (structure) · he מִבְנֶה (structure) · hy կառուցում (process of constructing) · sv konstruktion (process of constructing) · he בניין (trade of building) · gl construción (trade of building) · tl sinayari (anything constructed) · de Satzbau (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · hu értelmezés (act or result of construing the meaning of something) · hu felépítmény (anything constructed) · pt edificação (anything constructed) · tr inşa (process of constructing) · ja 構文 (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · pt construção (anything constructed) · lv celtniecība (process of constructing) · ky курулуш (process of constructing) · pt edifício (anything constructed) · ro operă (artistic composition) · sh гра́дња (process of constructing) · uk будування (process of constructing) · tl sayari (process of constructing) · hu szerkezet (grammar: group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase) · nl bouw (process of constructing) · lo ຊາງລໍ (process of constructing) · ru строи́тельство (trade of building) · eo konstruaĵo (structure) · bg констру́кция (artistic composition) · fi rakentaminen (trade of building) · ro construcție (anything constructed) · sh констру̀кција (structure) · ar بِنَاء (process of constructing) · mk изградба (process of constructing) · uk констру́кція (manner in which something is built) · sh констру̀кција (process of constructing) · ru констру́кция (geometric construction) · sl gradnja (process of constructing) · az bina (structure) · cy adeiladu (process of constructing) · he בנייה (process of constructing) · hu építőipar (trade of building) · lv būvniecība (process of constructing) · ru построе́ние (process of constructing) · pl budowla (structure) · cy adeiladaeth (structure) · ro operă artistică (artistic composition) · ar إِنْشَاء (process of constructing) · th การก่อสร้าง (process of constructing) · gl feitura (process of constructing) · de Bauarbeit (process of constructing) · pt construção (trade of building) · be будава́ньне (process of constructing) · vi sự xây dựng (process of constructing) · de Bauwesen (trade of building) · tt төзелеш (process of constructing)

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