verb

construct

KON-struhkt

verb

To build something by putting parts together.

"Workers constructed the bridge in under two years."

"She constructed a compelling argument from the evidence."

noun

An idea, model, or concept built up from simpler parts.

"Race is often described by sociologists as a social construct."

How to Use Construct

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo build something, or (as a noun) an idea built from other ideas.

Easily confused with

construe

Common pairings

construct a building construct an argument social construct

constructed past tense, constructs plural, constructs singular

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Workers _____ the bridge in under two years.

From Latin construere, "to heap together," from com- ("together") + struere ("to pile up"). A close cousin of "construe."

something constructed from parts

destroy disassemble dismantle ruin wreck take apart

create kill build found ruin destroy undress devastate

reconstruct

something constructed from parts destroy disassemble dismantle ruin wreck take apart create kill build found undress