erect
To put up by the fitting together of materials or partsTo put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
» Churches were erected all over the island.
Auf der gesamten Insel wurden Kirchen errichtet.
По всему острову были возведены церкви.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
to erect a house or a fort
сооружатьsooružatʹ, устана́вливатьustanávlivatʹ, возводитьvozvoditʹ
(transitive)To cause to stand up or out.
выпрямлятьvyprjamljatʹ, распрямлятьrasprjamljatʹ
cause to rise up
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
(intransitive)To spin up and align to vertical.
As soon as electrical power was restored, the attitude indicators' gyros would have begun to erect.
(transitive)To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
, Preface I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge.
(transitive)To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
(transitive)To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
(intransitive)To enter a state of physiological erection.
(transitive)To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
(transitive)To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.
Examples
56 sentencesChurches were erected all over the island.
ruПо всему острову были возведены церкви.
deAuf der gesamten Insel wurden Kirchen errichtet.
This statue was erected ten years ago.
ruЭту статую воздвигли десять лет назад.
deDieses Standbild wurde vor zehn Jahren errichtet.
A monument was erected in memory of the deceased.
ruВ память об умершем был воздвигнут памятник.
The soldiers have erected a peace monument.
Солдати спорудили монумент миру.
ruСолдаты воздвигли монумент мира.
A cenotaph is a monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere.
Кенотаф — це пам'ятник, що споруджено на честь тих, чиї тіла поховано в іншому місті.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English erecten, from the adjective (see above).From Middle English erecten, from the adjective (see above).
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Forms
erects, erecting, erected, erectedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
10 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