The Collaborative International Dictionary
Construct \Con*struct"\ (k[o^]n*str[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constructed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constructing.] [L. constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See Structure, and cf. Construe.]
To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
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To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate; originate; invent.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of construct English)
Usage examples of "constructing".
Kai said, glancing from the edifice the Thek were constructing to Lunzie's stern expression.
Everyone pitched in to finish constructing temporary communal shelters, and Killashandra found herself once again plaiting polly fronds, pleased that her deftness caused no questions.
The rubble from the opening had been lugged across the stream for use in constructing homes.
He was constructing an emergency beacon for her from parts he had “found” on the Yokohama.
Fortunately a huge stockpile of panels had been made during the first big wave of constructing new Weyrs and Holds.
He did enjoy constructing the gauges and the nozzles that would let the agenothree drop on the engine casing.
It has been assumed that in such cases, one may start by constructing the "
Presently, the system sketched above is probably the best we can do when it comes to constructing yes/no questions in Quenya.
Newton was constructing a sundial on a south-facing wall, using, as gnomon, a slender rod with a ball on the end.
Its orbit around the sun is an ellipse—you get an ellipse by constructing a vast imaginary cone in space and then cutting through it with an imaginary plane.
He got Daniel busy constructing a solid, level platform over the mouth of the well.
Daniel would not hear of it—not when Raleigh had put so many Waterhouse assets into constructing a large new house on Holborn.
Ernst August apparently spent all of his time either fending off King Louis along the Rhine, or else popping down to Venice to pick up fresh mistresses, and never got round to constructing a permanent building for the collection.
Still, the notion of constructing an image of Crenshinibon right in the middle of Calimport seemed foolhardy at the very least.
His blood was up, as always during a conquest, but he was not pleased at all that Jarlaxle had decided to launch the attack at dawn, a seemingly foolish trade-off of putting his soldiers, used to a world of blackness, at a disadvantage, for the simple gain of constructing a crystalline tower vantage point.