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# construct

verb (construct, constructs, constructed, constructing); noun (a construct, constructs)

«construct» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To build or make something, such as a house, bridge or model. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#m1)
2. (maths) To draw a shape accurately using a ruler, compasses and protractor: «Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#m2)
3. To put together ideas or words: «construct a sentence», «construct an argument». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#m3)
4. (noun, formal) An idea or thing made by people's minds rather than found in nature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons «construct» is a key instruction: use exact tools, not freehand. In science and technology pupils construct models, circuits and bridges. In English they construct sentences and paragraphs. Phrases: «construct a triangle», «construct a model», «well constructed», «construct a sentence».

### Examples

- Workers constructed a new bridge over the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#x1)
- Construct an angle of 60 degrees using a protractor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#x2)
- We constructed a model volcano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#x3)
- Can you construct a sentence using the word «because»? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#x4)
- The bird constructed its nest from twigs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#x5)
- Money is a human construct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#x6)
- She therefore instructed the hero how to construct a raft, for which she herself wove the sails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/#x7)

### Note

Verb stress: con-STRUCT; noun stress: CON-struct. Noun for the activity: construction. More formal than «build». In maths, «construct» means draw accurately, while «sketch» means draw roughly.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Hebrew grammar the "construct" form of a noun links it to the next word, as in "mother of"; the text notes an odd form of the word for "mothers." In the primary lessons: In maths lessons «construct» is a key instruction: use exact tools, not freehand. In science and technology pupils construct models, circuits and bridges. In English they construct sentences and paragraphs. Phrases: «construct a triangle», «construct a model», «well constructed», «construct a sentence».

### Examples

- However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/construct/#x1)

### Note

Verb stress: con-STRUCT; noun stress: CON-struct. Noun for the activity: construction. More formal than «build». In maths, «construct» means draw accurately, while «sketch» means draw roughly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «construct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/construct/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«construct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/construct.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «construct» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/construct/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«construct» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/construct.html) on Mova free.