I. con ‧ struct 1 W3 AC /kənˈstrʌkt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ construction , ↑ reconstruction , ↑ constructor , ↑ construct ; verb : ↑ construct , ↑ reconstruct ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of construere ; ⇨ ↑ construe ]
1 . to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc:
There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.
construct something from/of/in something
skyscrapers constructed entirely of concrete and glass
2 . to form something such as a sentence, argument, or system by joining words, ideas etc together:
Boyce has constructed a new theory of management.
3 . technical to draw a mathematical shape:
Construct a square with sides of 5 cm.
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THESAURUS
▪ build to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materials:
A new stadium will be built for the Olympics.
▪ construct to build a building, bridge, machine etc. Construct is more formal than build :
The council plans to construct two new schools.
▪ put up something to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere. Put up is less formal than build :
The neighbours have put up a new wooden fence.
▪ erect formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhere:
A monument to the Canadian soliders was erected in Green Park.
▪ throw something up British English informal to build something very quickly:
Developers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area.
▪ put together to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furniture:
It took an hour to put the bookcase together.
▪ assemble formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together:
A line of robots assemble the cars.
II. con ‧ struct 2 AC /ˈkɒnstrʌkt $ ˈkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ construction , ↑ reconstruction , ↑ constructor , ↑ construct ; verb : ↑ construct , ↑ reconstruct ]
1 . an idea formed by combining several pieces of information or knowledge
2 . something that is built or made SYN construction