construct
/kənˈstrʌkt/
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Also a noun
Meaning
To build something, such as a house, road, or bridge.
The city plans to construct a new bridge over the river next year.
How long did it take to construct this stadium?
To make something, such as a sentence, argument, or plan, by putting ideas or parts together.
Try to construct a clear argument before you start writing your essay.
Can you construct a sentence using all five of these words?
How it's used
This means “build using a material”
- construct a shelter from branches
“construct it from branches.”
The hikers constructed a small shelter from branches and leaves.
Collocations
- construct a building
- construct a bridge
- newly constructed
- construct a sentence
- construct an argument
- construct a theory
Meaning
An idea or system that people have created, rather than something that exists in nature.
Some people say that the seven-day week is a human construct, not a law of nature.
Is money something real, or is it just a social construct?
Collocations
- social construct
- human construct
- mental construct
- theoretical construct
Synonyms
- concept
- idea
- notion