verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 [oftenpassive] ~ sth (from / out of / of sth) to build or make sth such as a road, building or machine:
When was the bridge constructed? * They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.
2 to form sth by putting different things together:
You must learn how to construct a logical argument. * to construct a theory / diagram / plan * a well-constructed novel
3 (geometry) to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics:
to construct a triangle
noun (formal)
1 an idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence which are not always true:
a contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind
2 (linguistics) a group of words that form a phrase
3 a thing that is built or made
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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