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- pronunciation:
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struhkt
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
constructs, constructing, constructed |
| definition: |
When you construct something, you build it or put it together.
They are constructing a new library downtown. It will be bigger than the old one.Emma's little brother likes to construct towers with his blocks, and then he knocks them down and starts again.- synonyms:
- assemble, build, erect, make
- similar words:
- create, fashion, form, manufacture, piece together, raise
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| related words: |
erect, establish, found, manufacture, plan, produce |
| derivations: |
constructible (adj.), constructor (constructer) (n.) |
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