WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026con•struct•er
(kən struk′tər),USA pronunciation n. - constructor (def. 1).
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026con•struct /v. kənˈstrʌkt; n. ˈkɑnstrʌkt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
- to build or form by putting together parts:to construct a house from prefabricated parts.
n. [countable]
- something constructed or built.
- a product of thought:a theoretical construct.
con•struc•tor, con•struct•er, n. [countable]See -stru-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026con•struct
(v. kən strukt′;n. kon′strukt),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to build or form by putting together parts;
frame;
devise.
- Mathematics[Geom.]to draw (a figure) fulfilling certain given conditions.
n.
- something constructed.
- an image, idea, or theory, esp. a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements.
- Latin constrūctus (past participle of construere to construe), equivalent. to con- con- + strūc- (variant stem of struere to build) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1400–50 for earlier past participle sense; 1655–65 for current senses; late Middle English
con•struct′i•ble, adj.
1. erect, form. See make1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
construct vb /kənˈstrʌkt/ (transitive)- to put together substances or parts, esp systematically, in order to make or build (a building, bridge, etc); assemble
- to compose or frame mentally (an argument, sentence, etc)
- to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
n /ˈkɒnstrʌkt/- something formulated or built systematically
- a complex idea resulting from a synthesis of simpler ideas
- a model devised on the basis of observation, designed to relate what is observed to some theoretical framework
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin constructus piled up, from construere to heap together, build, from struere to arrange, erectconˈstructible adj conˈstructor, conˈstructer n
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