construct

English

Etymology

From Latin construo (“I heap together, build, make, construct, connect gramatically”), from com- (“together”) + struo (“I heap up, pile”).

Pronunciation

Noun

• (UK) enPR: kŏn'strŭkt, IPA: /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/, SAMPA: /"kQn.strzVkt/
• (US) enPR: kän'strŭkt, IPA: /ˈkɑnstɹʌkt/, SAMPA: /"kAnstrzVkt/

• Audio (US), noun

  (file)

Verb

• (UK, US) enPR: kən-strŭkt', IPA: /kənˈstɹʌkt/, SAMPA: /k@n"str\Vkt/

• Audio (US), verb

  (file)

  Rhymes: -ʌkt

Noun

construct (plural constructs)

1. Something constructed from parts.

   The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.

2. A concept or model.

   Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

Synonyms

• (something constructed from parts): construction
• (concept, model): concept, idea, model, notion, representation

Translations

something constructed from parts

Bulgarian: конструкция (bg) f. Hebrew: קומפוזיציה (he) (kompozitsia), קונסטרוקציה (he) (konstructsia)

Persian: سازه (fa) (sâza or sâze) Russian: констру́кция (ru) (konstrúkcija) f.

concept or model

Bulgarian: концепция (bg) f. Hebrew: מבנה (he) (mivneh), דגם (he) (degem), מודל (he) (model)

Japanese: 構成概念 (こうせいがいねん, kōsei gainen) lit. "configuration/structure concept;" a construct Persian: ساختمان (fa) (sâxtemân)

Verb

construct (third-person singular simple present constructs, present participle constructing, simple past and past participle constructed)

1. (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

   We constructed the radio from spares.

2. (transitive) Similarly, to build (a sentence or an argument) by arranging words or ideas.

   A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.

3. (transitive) (geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.

   Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.

Synonyms

• (build or form by assembling parts'): assemble, build, form, make, put together
• (build (a sentence or argument)): form
• (draw (a geometric figure)):

Antonyms

• (build or form by assembling parts): destroy, disassemble, dismantle, take apart

Derived terms

• reconstruct

Related terms

• construction
• constructive
• construe

Translations

build or form by assembling parts

Armenian: կառուցել (hy) (kaṙuc'el), շինել (hy) (šinel), սարքել (hy) (sark'el) Bulgarian: строя (bg), градя (bg) Czech: konstruovat (cs), sestavit (cs) Danish: konstruere, bygge Estonian: ehitama (et) French: construire (fr) German: bauen (de)

Hebrew: הרכיב (he) Italian: costruire (it) Persian: ساختن (fa) (sâxtan) Romanian: construi (ro) f. Spanish: construir (es) Swedish: konstruera (sv)

build (a sentence or argument)

Bulgarian: съставям (bg) Estonian: koostama (et)

Hebrew: בנה (he) (baná) Persian: ساختن (fa) (sâxtan)

draw (a geometric figure)

Bulgarian: построявам (bg) Czech: sestrojit (cs) French: construire (fr)

Romanian: construi (ro)

External links

• construct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• construct in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• construct at OneLook Dictionary Search