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construct

/ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/noun, verb2 syllables

Construct means: make by combining materials and parts.

Synonyms for construct17

noun, as in an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

concept, conception

verb, as in make by combining materials and parts

build, make

verb, as in put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

manufacture, fabricate

verb, as in reassemble mentally

reconstruct, retrace

also used for construct

idea, model, notion, representation, something constructed from parts, assemble, form, produce, put together

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What does construct mean?7

verb

1

make by combining materials and parts“this little pig made his house out of straw”

2

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts“the company fabricates plastic chairs”

3

reassemble mentally“reconstruct the events of 20 years ago”

4

draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions“construct an equilateral triangle”

5

create by linking linguistic units“construct a sentence”

6

create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts“construct a proof”

noun

1

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with construct?10

one syllable

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two syllables

instructdeductobstruct

three syllables

reconstruct
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Construct in a sentence

  • Happiness is often a societal construct, not a true feeling.Nuel
  • The purpose of criticism is to construct, not to destroy.jan_OkulaJu
  • Great spotted kiwis reside in complex, maze-like burrows that they construct.CM
  • Mathematicians are creative artists, their artworks being sophisticated constructs of ideas and aesthetic proofs.MUIRIEL
  • Mathematicians are creative artists, their artwork being sophisticated constructs of ideas and aesthetic proofs.sundown
  • The trophy is constructed of marble and cherry wood, and is four feet high.CM
  • To cite usage against rule, in a constructed language, is insane.sacredceltic
  • It's more ridiculous to speak constructed languages than to be gay, bisexual or transsexual.unknown

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Forms of construct

as a noun

plural
constructs

as a verb

past tense
constructed
present participle
constructing
third-person singular
constructs
past participle
constructed