Meanings
plural constructs
- Something constructed from parts.
The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
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Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
- biologyA segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
present singular third person constructs · participle present constructing · participle past constructed · past constructed
- transitiveTo build or form (something) by assembling parts.
A wall constructed of random stones.
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We constructed the radio from spares.
The Carnarvonshire Railway was incorporated by an Act of July 29, 1862, with powers to construct a standard-gauge line from the Bangor & Carnarvon at Caernarvon [1958 spelling] to Portmadoc, a distance of 27¾ miles, but only the centre portion, from Penygroes to Afonwen, 11¾ miles, was built.
1958 September 28, J. M. Dunn, “The Afonwen Line—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 594Synonyms: assemble, build, form, make, produce, put together
- transitivegrammarTo build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
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The Vietnam War films are forms of memory that function to provide collective rememberings, to construct history, and to subsume within them the experience of the veterans.
1997, Marita Sturken, Tangled MemoriesSynonyms: form
- transitivegeometryTo 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.
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The arc of a circle may be very little, but, given that, it is possible to construct the entire figure.
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA concept or model.
verbTo build or form (something) by assembling parts.
verbTo build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
build or form by assembling parts
More synonyms by meaning
nounan abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
verbput together out of artificial or natural components or parts
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincōnstrūctus
- Englishconstruct
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek οἰκοδομέω, δομέω
- οἰκοδομέω (oikodoméō)build or form by assembling parts
- δομέω (doméō)build or form by assembling parts
Bulgarian констру́кция, конце́пция
- констру́кция (konstrúkcija)something constructed from parts
- конце́пция (koncépcija)concept or model
- строя́ (strojá)build or form by assembling parts
- градя́ (gradjá)build or form by assembling parts
- съставям (săstavjam)build (a sentence or argument)
- построявам (postrojavam)draw (a geometric figure)
Catalan constructe, construir
- constructeconcept or model
- construirbuild or form by assembling parts
- construirbuild (a sentence or argument)
Chinese Mandarin 概念, 建造
- 概念 (gàiniàn)concept or model
- 建造 (jiànzào)build or form by assembling parts
- 建設 /建设 (jiànshè)build or form by assembling parts
Czech konstruovat, sestavit
- konstruovatbuild or form by assembling parts
- sestavitbuild or form by assembling parts
- sestrojitdraw (a geometric figure)
Danish konstruere, bygge
- konstruerebuild or form by assembling parts
- byggebuild or form by assembling parts
Estonian ehitama, koostama
- ehitamabuild or form by assembling parts
- koostamabuild (a sentence or argument)
Finnish rakennelma, malli
- rakennelmasomething constructed from parts
- malliconcept or model
- rakentaabuild or form by assembling parts
- rakentaabuild (a sentence or argument)
- konstruoidadraw (a geometric figure)
French construction, construction
- constructionsomething constructed from parts
- constructionsegment of DNA created artificially
- construirebuild or form by assembling parts
- construiredraw (a geometric figure)
German bauen, konstruieren
- bauenbuild or form by assembling parts
- konstruierenbuild or form by assembling parts
- konstruierendraw (a geometric figure)
Greek κατασκευή, κατασκεύασμα
- κατασκευή (kataskeví)something constructed from parts
- κατασκεύασμα (kataskévasma)something constructed from parts
- κατασκευάζω (kataskevázo)build or form by assembling parts
- οικοδομώ (oikodomó)build or form by assembling parts
Hebrew קומפוזיציה, קונסטרוקציה
- קומפוזיציה (kompozitsia)something constructed from parts
- קונסטרוקציה (konstructsia)something constructed from parts
- מבנה (mivneh)concept or model
- דגם (degem)concept or model
- מודל (model)concept or model
- הרכיב (hirkív)build or form by assembling parts
- בנה (baná)build (a sentence or argument)
Italian struttura, costruzione
- strutturasomething constructed from parts
- costruzionesomething constructed from parts
- concettoconcept or model
- ideaconcept or model
- modelloconcept or model
- costruzionesegment of DNA created artificially
- costruirebuild or form by assembling parts
Japanese コンストラクト, 概念
- コンストラクト (konsutorakuto)something constructed from parts
- 概念 (gainen)concept or model
- 建設する (kensetsu suru)build or form by assembling parts
- 建てる (tateru)build or form by assembling parts
- 築く (kizuku)build or form by assembling parts
Latin compingō, construō
- compingōbuild or form by assembling parts
- construōbuild or form by assembling parts
Lithuanian statyti
- statytibuild or form by assembling parts
Norwegian Bokmål konstruere
- konstruerebuild or form by assembling parts
Persian سازه, ساختمان
- سازه (sâza, sâze)something constructed from parts
- ساختمان (sâxtemân)concept or model
- ساختن (sâxtan)build or form by assembling parts
- ساختن (sâxtan)build (a sentence or argument)
Polish budować, zbudować
- budowaćbuild or form by assembling parts
- zbudowaćbuild or form by assembling parts
- konstruowaćbuild or form by assembling parts
- skonstruowaćbuild or form by assembling parts
Portuguese montagem, constructo
- montagemsomething constructed from parts
- constructoconcept or model
- construçãosegment of DNA created artificially
- montarbuild or form by assembling parts
- construirbuild (a sentence or argument)
- montarbuild (a sentence or argument)
Romanian construi, construi
- construibuild or form by assembling parts
- construidraw (a geometric figure)
Russian констру́кция, конце́пция
- констру́кция (konstrúkcija)something constructed from parts
- конце́пция (koncépcija)concept or model
- стро́ить (stróitʹ)build or form by assembling parts
- постро́ить (postróitʹ)build or form by assembling parts
- конструи́ровать (konstruírovatʹ)build or form by assembling parts
- сконструи́ровать (skonstruírovatʹ)build or form by assembling parts
- составля́ть (sostavljátʹ)build (a sentence or argument)
- соста́вить (sostávitʹ)build (a sentence or argument)
- стро́ить (stróitʹ)build (a sentence or argument)
- постро́ить (postróitʹ)build (a sentence or argument)
- стро́ить (stróitʹ)draw (a geometric figure)
- постро́ить (postróitʹ)draw (a geometric figure)
Spanish construcción, constructo
- construcciónsomething constructed from parts
- constructoconcept or model
- construcciónsegment of DNA created artificially
- construirbuild or form by assembling parts
Swedish konstruera
- konstruerabuild or form by assembling parts
Tamil கட்டு
- கட்டு (kaṭṭu)build or form by assembling parts
Ukrainian будува́ти, збудува́ти
- будува́ти (buduváty)build or form by assembling parts
- збудува́ти (zbuduváty)build or form by assembling parts
- конструюва́ти (konstrujuváty)build or form by assembling parts
- зконструюва́ти (zkonstrujuváty)build or form by assembling parts
Vietnamese khái niệm
- khái niệmconcept or model
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with construct
Cite this entry
construct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construct
“construct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construct. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “construct,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construct.
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