concrete
A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sandA building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
» Our plans are not yet concrete.
Unsere Pläne sind noch nicht konkret.
Мы пока не имеем конкретных планов.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
Various types of concrete have been used in the construction of this highway.
Beton
бето́нbetón
бето́нbetón
a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
(countable, especially, uncountable)Such a material whose cement is Portland cement or a similar limestone derivative.
The sidewalk was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.
(countable, uncountable)A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
(US, countable, uncountable)A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
(countable, uncountable)An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.
(countable, obsolete, possibly, uncountable)Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.
Examples
161 sentencesOur plans are not yet concrete.
ruМы пока не имеем конкретных планов. — Lenin_1917
deUnsere Pläne sind noch nicht konkret. — BraveSentry
Tom doesn't have any concrete plans.
ruУ Тома нет никаких конкретных планов. — marafon
Much more concrete will be needed.
Tom says he has no concrete plans.
Tom says he doesn't have any concrete plans.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrescō (to curdle) from con- (with, tBorrowed from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrescō (to curdle) from con- (with, together) + crescō (to grow, rise).
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Forms
plural: concretesWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable