structure
To give structure to; to arrangeTo give structure to; to arrange.
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» There were some burned-out structures along the road.
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1 sensesTo give structure to; to arrange.
I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.
strukturieren
структури́роватьstrukturírovatʹ
структурува́тиstrukturuváty
give a structure to
Examples
245 sentencesThere were some burned-out structures along the road.
These structures would rarely, if ever, occur in spoken English.
deDiese Strukturen würden in gesprochenem Englisch praktisch niemals vorkommen. — raggione
The structure isn't safe.
ruСтруктуру нельзя назвать безопасной. — odexed
deDas Gebäude ist nicht sicher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The structure of the brain is complicated.
Мозок має складну структуру. — deniko
ruСтруктура мозга сложная. — FeuDRenais
deDie Struktur des Gehirns ist komplex. — pne
This is the most massive structure I've ever seen.
deDas ist die gewaltigste Struktur, die ich je gesehen habe. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, buildFrom Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.
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Forms
structures, structuring, structured, structured| Base form | structure · to structure |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | structures |
| Present participle | structuring |
| Past simple | structured |
| Past participle | structured |
regular · Lesson
Word 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
See also
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