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construct

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verb

con·​struct kən-ˈstrəkt How to pronounce construct (audio)
constructed; constructing; constructs

transitive verb

1
: to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements : build
construct a bridge
also : contrive, devise
construct a plan
2
: to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
Construct a regular hexagon with sides 3 inches long.
3
: to set in logical order
constructability noun
or less commonly constructibility
kən-ˌstrək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce construct (audio)
constructable adjective
or constructible
kən-ˈstrək-tə-bəl How to pronounce construct (audio)
constructor
kən-ˈstrək-tər How to pronounce construct (audio)
noun

construct

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noun

con·​struct ˈkän-ˌstrəkt How to pronounce construct (audio)
1
: something constructed by the mind: such as
a
: a theoretical entity
… the deductive study of abstract constructs … Daniel J. Boorstin
b
: a working hypothesis or concept
The unconscious was a construct that came from the daily effort to understand patients.
2
: a product of ideology, history, or social circumstances
Privacy is more than a social construct or an idea; it is a condition of the body. Sallie Tisdale

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb They plan to construct a barn behind the house. The author constructs all the stories around one theme. Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length. Noun He argues that time is a subjective construct with no objective existence.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Most of them play for money and the sheer fun of it all, cosplaying as general managers who have to construct rosters and field teams each week, but many leagues add punishments to keep members invested all season long. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2022 As part of the settlement, the state agreed to construct a new wastewater treatment systems. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Escoffery uses the next six stories in his collection to construct a painful and nuanced portrait of the tenuous relationship between a Jamaican father and his American son. Leah Tyler, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 There are reasons that help explain why this has been a recurring problem — and reasons to believe the Diamondbacks might finally be positioning themselves to construct a better bullpen. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Years ago, the crab team began to construct a monitoring network to detect the species in Washington. Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 The absence of trees also could mean the city may have to construct significantly more expensive stone repavements to protect park infrastructure, the report states. Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 The bill sets up a bidding process for companies that want to construct the 12- to 15-turbine wind farm and requires that bidders file equity and inclusion plans. Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Two separate studies published in Physical Review Letters D propose new theories for how to construct a traversable wormhole. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2022
Noun
This becomes a new sort of medical and educational construct. Forbes, 1 July 2022 All under the guise of a construct, as I’ve written myriad times, most lawmakers couldn’t define. Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2022 Those who do not identify within the male/female binary — a social and cultural construct that categorizes gender into those two forms — might identify as nonbinary. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2022 The best performance is given by Katelyn Pippy as Nick’s supportive manager Sammy — the only person here who isn’t a thin construct, and who might conceivably know their way around L.A.’s velvet-rope and underground spheres alike. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 According to psychologist Alberto Dionigi, a person’s sense of humor is a multidimensional construct that combines several aspects of personality – such as behavioral habits, abilities and competencies, coping strategies, and character strengths. Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 July 2022 In the Afghan national-defense construct, the air force and commando reserves were the crucial elements. David Petraeus, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 One qualm is that the existing laws governing the dignity realm are said to be somewhat nebulous and overly malleable, thus not well-tuned to the specific legal construct of a right of exception. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 The family construct comes up a lot in conversation with Oseary. Shirley Halperin, Variety, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Latin constructus, past participle of construere, from com- + struere to build — more at structure

First Known Use

Verb

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of construct was in 1663

Phrases Containing construct

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