construct
US /kənˈstrʌkt/
Definition
make by combining materials and parts
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The city will construct a new bridge over the river next year.
Word Family
Synonyms
- buildconstitution of the human body
- assemblecreate by putting components or members together
- erectconstruct, build, or erect
Collocations
- Easy construct a small wooden model bridgeto construct a small wooden model bridge, meaning to make by combining materials and parts
- Medium construct a state-of-the-art corporate headquarters facilityto construct a state-of-the-art corporate headquarters facility, meaning to make by combining materials and parts
- Hard construct a mathematically rigorous macroeconomic predictive modelto construct a mathematically rigorous macroeconomic predictive model, meaning to make by combining materials and parts
- Very Hard meticulously deconstruct an insidious ideological theoretical constructdescribing meticulously deconstruct an insidious ideological theoretical construct (in a meticulous manner)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.