construct
Something constructed from partsSomething constructed from parts.
» They constructed a bridge.
Sie bauten eine Brücke.
Они построили мост.
Вони збудували міст.
Meaning
3 sensesSomething constructed from parts.
The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
констру́кцияkonstrúkcija
A concept or model.
Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
конце́пцияkoncépcija
A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Examples
155 sentencesThey constructed a bridge.
Вони збудували міст. — aandrusiak
ruОни построили мост. — shanghainese
deSie bauten eine Brücke. — Espi
I wonder when this building was constructed.
ruИнтересно, когда было построено это здание. — marafon
Esperanto is a constructed language.
Есперанто - штучна мова. — miketheknight
ruЭсперанто - это искусственный язык. — Ivanovb
deEsperanto ist eine konstruierte Sprache. — Adelpa
Esperanto is a popular constructed language.
deEsperanto ist eine beliebte Plansprache. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They're constructing a bridge over the river.
ruОни строят над рекой мост. — marafon
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
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
plural: constructs| Singular | construct |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances:conceptconception