construct
To build or form by assembling partsTo build or form (something) by assembling parts.
» They constructed a bridge.
Sie bauten eine Brücke.
Они построили мост.
Вони збудували міст.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
We constructed the radio from spares.
A wall constructed of random stones.
bauen, konstruieren
стро́итьstróitʹ, постро́итьpostróitʹ, конструи́роватьkonstruírovatʹ
будува́тиbuduváty, збудува́тиzbuduváty, конструюва́тиkonstrujuváty
(transitive)To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
составля́тьsostavljátʹ, соста́витьsostávitʹ, стро́итьstróitʹ
(transitive)To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
konstruieren
стро́итьstróitʹ, постро́итьpostróitʹ
- draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- make by combining materials and parts
- create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
- create by linking linguistic units
Examples
155 sentencesThey constructed a bridge.
Вони збудували міст.
ruОни построили мост.
deSie bauten eine Brücke.
I wonder when this building was constructed.
ruИнтересно, когда было построено это здание.
Esperanto is a constructed language.
Есперанто - штучна мова.
ruЭсперанто - это искусственный язык.
deEsperanto ist eine konstruierte Sprache.
Esperanto is a popular constructed language.
deEsperanto ist eine beliebte Plansprache.
They're constructing a bridge over the river.
ruОни строят над рекой мост.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.
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Forms
constructs, constructing, constructed, constructed| Base form | construct · to construct |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | constructs |
| Present participle | constructing |
| Past simple | constructed |
| Past participle | constructed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
10 synonyms- make by combining materials and parts:buildmake
- reassemble mentally:reconstructretrace
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts:manufacturefabricate
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle