construct

1. 1.

   an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

   Synonymsconceptconception

   Broaderidea

   Narrowerconceptualizationnotioncategoryrulepropertyabstractionquantitypartwholelaw

Other forms of construct

plural

constructs·

past tense

constructed·

present participle

constructing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about construct

What does construct mean?

construct means "make by combining materials and parts". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in construct?

construct has 2 syllables: con-struct. The stress falls on "struct". In IPA it is /kənˈstɹʌkt/.

What is another word for construct?

Close synonyms include build, make, manufacture, fabricate, reconstruct. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is construct a common word?

construct is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with construct?

6 words rhyme with construct. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.