tr.v., -struct·ed, -struct·ing, -structs.

1. To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
2. To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
3. Mathematics. To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.

n. (kŏn'strŭkt')

1. Something formed or constructed from parts.
2. 1. A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom.
   2. A concrete image or idea: “[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work” (Stephen Koch).

[Latin cōnstruere, cōnstrūct- : com-, com- + struere, to pile up.]

constructible con·struct'i·ble adj.
constructor con·struc'tor or con·struct'er n.

verb

1. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials: assemble, build, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, put together, shape. See make/unmake.
2. To make or form (a structure): build, erect, put up, raise, rear. See make/unmake.

v

Definition: assemble, build
Antonyms: annihilate, break, demolish, destroy, dismantle, raze, ruin

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A hypothesized relationship concerning structures or processes underlying observable events. Motives and other theoretical terms such as engrams, subconscious, and insight are constructs. The term is often used in sociology to refer to any theoretical concept.

IN BRIEF: To plan and build something.

A lot of lumber was needed to construct the barn.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opføre, konstruere
n. - konstruktion, tankebygning

Nederlands (Dutch)
construeren (ook mentaal), figuur tekenen, mentale constructie, vervaardigen, bouwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - construire (avec, en)
n. - (gén) construction (sout), (Psych) concept

Deutsch (German)
v. - konstruieren, bauen, bilden
n. - Konstruktion

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατασκευάζω, φτιάχνω, οικοδομώ, ανεγείρω, χτίζω, συντάσσω, διατυπώνω με λογικό ειρμό
n. - δημιούργημα του νου, φραστικό κατασκεύασμα

Italiano (Italian)
costruire, fabbricare, edificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - construir
n. - construção (f)

Русский (Russian)
создавать, сооружать, строить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - armar, montar, fabricar, construir, edificar
n. - cosa construida con elementos inmateriales

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - konstruera, bygga, bygga upp, ställa upp
n. - tankeskapelse, föreställning (psyk.), konstruktion (språkv.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
建造, 创立, 构造, 构思的结果, 构想, 概念

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 建造, 創立, 構造
n. - 構思的結果, 構想, 概念

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조립하다, 건설하다, 구성하다
n. - 구조물, 구성, 구문, 개념

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 組み立てる, 建設する, 作図する, 作成する
n. - 構造物, 構成概念

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أنشأ, أقام, شيد, بنى, ركب (الاسم) نتيجه الأدراك الحسي في علم النفس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בנה, הרכיב, שרטט לפי נתונים‬
n. - ‮מושג, תבנית‬

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