construct

con·struct

Use construct in a sentence

verb

The definition of construct means to build or assemble.

An example of to construct is someone building a wooden desk.

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construct

to build, form, or devise by fitting parts or elements together systematically
Geom. to draw (a figure) so as to meet the specified requirements

Origin of construct

from Classical Latin constructus, past participle of construere from com-, together + struere, to pile up, build: see strew

something built or put together systematically
1. an idea or perception resulting from a synthesis of sense impressions, etc.
2. a concept or theory devised to integrate in an orderly way the diverse data on a phenomenon
  also logical construct

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construct

transitive verb

con·struct·ed, con·struct·ing, con·structs

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

noun

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

Origin of construct

Latin cōnstruere cōnstrūct- com- com- struere to pile up ; see ster-² in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

con·struct′i·ble
adjective

con·struc′tor con·struct′er
noun

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Noun

(plural constructs)

Something constructed from parts.
The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
A concept or model.
Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present constructs, present participle constructing, simple past and past participle constructed)

To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
We constructed the radio from spares.
Similarly, to build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
(geometry) 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.