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DictionaryconstructBuilding or assembly
verb / noun

construct

kuhn-STRUHKT/kənˈstrʌkt/

To build a whole from separate elements.

The carpenter constructs a small table by joining timber pieces.

Latina carpenter connects timber pieces into a sturdy small table.
Etymology
conLatintogether
+structLatinto pile up

The roots give the image of piling things together to build. Construct makes that assembly orderly: parts are put in their proper places to form a whole.

In context

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More examples

  • We constructed a model airplane from a kit.
  • She constructs a convincing argument from the available evidence.
  • Money is a social construct that depends on shared trust.

Forms

construct · constructs · constructed · constructing

construction noun — The process of building something from parts.

Similar words

build
More everyday wording, especially for making physical structures.
assemble
Emphasizes fitting existing parts together rather than creating them.
devise
Focuses on inventing plans or methods through thought.