WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•struct /v. kənˈstrʌkt; n. ˈkɑnstrʌkt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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•struct
(v. kən strukt′;n. kon′strukt),USA pronunciation v.t.
n.
con•struct′i•ble, adj.
- 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
- 1. erect, form. See make1.