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Noun construct has 1 sense
- concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
--1 is a kind of idea, thought
--1 has particulars: | | conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality; notion; category; rule, regulation; property, attribute, dimension; abstraction, abstract; quantity; part, section, division; whole; law, natural law; law, law of nature; lexicalized concept; hypothesis, possibility, theory; fact; rule, linguistic rule |
Verb construct has 6 senses
- construct, build, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
--1 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
The men construct the bookshelves
- manufacture, fabricate, construct - put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
--2 is one way to make
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
--3 is one way to trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- construct - create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
--4 is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- construct - create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
--5 is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- reconstruct, construct, retrace - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
--6 is one way to speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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