Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive, usually)To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

    I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.

    betonieren, einbetonieren

    бетони́роватьbetonírovatʹ

    cover with cement

  2. (transitive, usually)To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

    konkretisieren

    тверде́тьtverdétʹ

  3. (archaic, intransitive)To unite or coalesce into a solid mass.

    form into a solid mass; coalesce

Examples

161 sentences

  1. Our plans are not yet concrete.

    ruМы пока не имеем конкретных планов. — Lenin_1917

    deUnsere Pläne sind noch nicht konkret. — BraveSentry

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  2. Tom doesn't have any concrete plans.

    ruУ Тома нет никаких конкретных планов. — marafon

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  3. Much more concrete will be needed.

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  4. Tom says he has no concrete plans.

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  5. Tom says he doesn't have any concrete plans.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
cover with concrete:
solidify, become concrete (actual, real):
Deutsch
By meaning 2
cover with concrete:
solidify, become concrete (actual, real):

Origin

Borrowed from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrescō (to curdle) from con- (with, t

Borrowed from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrescō (to curdle) from con- (with, together) + crescō (to grow, rise).

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Forms

concretes, concreting, concreted, concreted
Base formconcrete · to concrete
3rd person singularconcretes
Present participleconcreting
Past simpleconcreted
Past participleconcreted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconcrete
he, she, itconcretes

Past simpleLesson

all personsconcreted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave concreted
he, she, ithas concreted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill concrete

Word family

58 related words
Relatedconcretion
Derivedarchitectural concreteasphalt concretebioconcretecalcretechocolate concreteconcolicconcrete artconcrete cancerconcrete canyonconcrete classconcrete cutterconcrete desertconcrete-headconcrete interfaceconcrete jungleconcretelyconcrete methodconcrete miteconcrete mixerconcretenessconcrete nounconcrete numberconcrete overcoatconcrete poem

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
concomitantconcordconcourseconcubineconcurC1concussioncondemnB2

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