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- [verb kuh n-struhkt; noun kon-struhkt]
- /verb kənˈstrʌkt; noun ˈkɒn strʌkt/
- /kənˈstrʌkt/
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- [verb kuh n-struhkt; noun kon-struhkt]
- /verb kənˈstrʌkt; noun ˈkɒn strʌkt/
Definitions of constructed word
- verb with object constructed to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise. 1
- verb with object constructed Geometry. to draw (a figure) fulfilling certain given conditions. 1
- noun constructed something constructed. 1
- noun constructed an image, idea, or theory, especially a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements. 1
- noun constructed Build or erect (something, typically a building, road, or machine). 1
- verb constructed simple past tense and past participle of construct. 0
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Origin of constructed
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50 for earlier past participle sense; 1655-65 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin constrūctus (past participle of construere to construe), equivalent to con- con- + strūc- (variant stem of struere to build) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Constructed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
constructed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
constructed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for constructed
adjective constructed
- raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- trussed — close (def 54).
- scaffolded — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- made — simple past tense and past participle of make1 .
Antonyms for constructed
verb constructed
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- disordered — lacking organization or in confusion; disarranged.
- disorganized — functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
- neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
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