Construct | Mean of construct in English Dictionary
/kənˈstrʌkt/
- Verb
- to build or make (something physical, such as a road, bridge, or building)
- They plan to construct a barn behind the house.
- a newly constructed bridge/building
- The table is constructed [=made] of wood and steel.
- to make or create (something, such as a story or theory) by organizing ideas, words, etc.
- The author constructs all the stories around one theme.
- a well-constructed argument
- to draw (a shape) according to a set of instructions or rules
- Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length.
- Noun
- something (such as an idea or a theory) that is formed in people's minds
- He argues that time is a subjective construct with no objective existence.
- Class distinctions are social constructs. [=ideas that have been created and accepted by the people in a society]