Definition of Construct

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Construct

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.

To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.

Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.

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Construct Quotations

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
Saint Augustine

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Depression is the inability to construct a future.
Rollo May

Science cannot tell theology how to construct a doctrine of creation, but you can't construct a doctrine of creation without taking account of the age of the universe and the evolutionary character of cosmic history.
John Polkinghorne

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
Evelyn Waugh

Size is not a reality, but a construct of the mind; and space a construct to contain constructs.
Robert Anton Wilson

What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.
Sylvester Stallone

These syllables, about 2,300 in number, were mixed together and then drawn out by chance and used to construct series of different lengths, several of which each time formed the material for a test.
Hermann Ebbinghaus

I better make the plot good. I wanted to make it grip people on the first page and have a big turning point in the middle, as there is, and construct the whole thing like a roller coaster ride.
Mark Haddon

Athens will again be the host of the Games in 2004, but there are rumors that they might be switched if the Greeks don't begin to construct the sites faster.
Bill Toomey

Construct Translations

construct in Danish is bygge
construct in Dutch is bouwen, construeren, aanleggen
construct in Finnish is rakentaa
construct in German is konstruieren, einrichten, gestalten, Konstruiert
construct in Latin is molior, texo, instruo
construct in Spanish is traducir literalmente, construir

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