construct

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To build or create something.

  2. 02

    noun

    An idea or theory formed from several parts.

Examples

  • After reading his books I feel I can construct a house.

  • It is duck soup for a carpenter to construct a chicken coop for his son.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A concept or model.

  2. A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Something constructed from parts.

More examples

In context

  • Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

  • Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.

  • The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.

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Origin

verb

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