concrete
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin concretus, past participle of concrescere (com- + crescere).
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[edit] Adjective
concrete (comparative more concrete, superlative most concrete)
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- Particular, perceivable, real.
- Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists.
- Not abstract.
- Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t.
- Made of concrete building material.
- The office building had concrete flower boxes out front.
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- (perceivable): intangible
- (not abstract): intangible, abstract
[edit] Translations
particular, perceivable, real
not abstract
made of concrete
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[edit] Noun
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concrete (uncountable)
- A building material created by mixing Portland cement, water, and aggregate including gravel and sand.
- The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.
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building material
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[edit] Verb
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to concrete (third-person singular simple present concretes, present participle concreting, simple past and past participle concreted)
- To cover with or encase in concrete; often constructed as concrete over.
- I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.
- To solidify.
- Josie’s plans began concreting once she fixed a date for the wedding.
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cover with concrete
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solidify
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[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "concrete"
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
concrete pl.
- Feminine form of concreto.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
concrete (infinitive: concretar)
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of concretar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of concretar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of concretar.
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