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# erect

verb (erect, erects, erected, erecting); adjective (erect)

«erect» 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. (formal) To erect something is to build it or put it up, like a tent, a fence or a statue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#m1)
2. (formal) Erect means standing straight up, upright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal texts, signs and history: "A statue was erected in the square". In stories and science: an erect posture, erect ears on a dog. Everyday words: put up, build, upright. Phrases: erect a tent, erect a monument, stand erect.

### Examples

- Workers erected a new fence around the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x1)
- We erected our tent before dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x2)
- A statue was erected in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x3)
- The soldier stood erect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x4)
- The dog's ears were erect when it heard a noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x5)
- The council will erect a sign near the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x6)
- Hold your back erect when you sit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x7)
- The scaffolding was erected in one day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x8)
- A monument was also erected over his grave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erect/#x9)

### Note

Formal. Regular verb: erected. Noun: erection (building something; in body words it has an adult meaning, so "putting up" is often a safer choice). Opposite: dismantle, take down.

## In Jewish tradition

In formal texts, signs and history: "A statue was erected in the square". In stories and science: an erect posture, erect ears on a dog. Everyday words: put up, build, upright. Phrases: erect a tent, erect a monument, stand erect.

### Examples

- And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel. (Torah GEN.33.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/erect/#x1)

### Note

Formal. Regular verb: erected. Noun: erection (building something; in body words it has an adult meaning, so "putting up" is often a safer choice). Opposite: dismantle, take down.

## On Mova

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