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What does construct mean?
To construct means to build or create by putting parts together, as in Val constructed a whole town out of toy building blocks.
A construct is something that is created, often with a complex form.
The verb form of construct, pronounced kuhn-struhkt, is most often used to refer to buildings and monuments being built, but it can be used in any situation where something is built or parts are combined. You can construct a meal, for example, out of ingredients in your refrigerator or construct an outfit out of articles of clothing in your closet.
The noun form of construct, pronounced kon-struhkt, is anything that is built, either literally or figuratively. It is most often used figuratively to describe something that is made up of practices or ideas from a specific philosophy or school of thought. Constructs are often complex theories that are informed by many smaller ideas of the way things work.
Example: The gas company tried to construct a new pipeline, but the pipes kept leaking.
Where does construct come from?
The first records of the term construct come from the late 1400s. It ultimately comes from the Latin construere, meaning “to heap together or build.”
The phrase social construct refers to a theory or practice made up by the people in that society. For example, currency is a construct because the people in a society agree that what is used for currency has value and can be exchanged for goods or services. As well, many cultural and societal expectations are social constructs. For example, in the United States the construct of shaking of hands has become a sign of respect for the person you’re shaking hands with.
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What are some other forms related to construct?
- constructible (adjective)
- overconstruct (verb)
- preconstruct (verb)
- constructor (noun)
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How is construct used in real life?
Construct is most commonly used to mean “to build,” either literally or figuratively.
Imagine building detailed financial models and constructing complex algorithms only for your hedge fund to lose money in the biggest bull market this century pic.twitter.com/qs7ahBmF3I
— Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. (drpatel.eth) (@ParikPatelCFA) December 31, 2021
I’m never late to ANYTHING because:
1) time is a social construct
2) I’m there in spirit— tom (@tom_harlock) June 4, 2018
Attention Twitter, I chose to eat an apple instead of a bag of potato chips, please construct a monument in my honor.
— anildash (@anildash) April 10, 2015
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Which of the following is NOT a synonym for construct?
A. destroy
B. build
C. create
D. design