Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to construct
Participle: constructed
Gerund: constructing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | construct |
| you | construct |
| he;she;it | constructs |
| we | construct |
| you | construct |
| they | construct |
Perfect
| I | have constructed |
| you | have constructed |
| he;she;it | has constructed |
| we | have constructed |
| you | have constructed |
| they | have constructed |
Past
| I | constructed |
| you | constructed |
| he;she;it | constructed |
| we | constructed |
| you | constructed |
| they | constructed |
Pluperfect
| I | had constructed |
| you | had constructed |
| he;she;it | had constructed |
| we | had constructed |
| you | had constructed |
| they | had constructed |
Future
| I | will construct |
| you | will construct |
| he;she;it | will construct |
| we | will construct |
| you | will construct |
| they | will construct |
Future Perfect
| I | will have constructed |
| you | will have constructed |
| he;she;it | will have constructed |
| we | will have constructed |
| you | will have constructed |
| they | will have constructed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | construct |
| you | construct |
| he;she;it | construct |
| we | construct |
| you | construct |
| they | construct |
Perfect
| I | have constructed |
| you | have constructed |
| he;she;it | have constructed |
| we | have constructed |
| you | have constructed |
| they | have constructed |
Imperfect
| I | constructed |
| you | constructed |
| he;she;it | constructed |
| we | constructed |
| you | constructed |
| they | constructed |
Pluperfect
| I | had constructed |
| you | had constructed |
| he;she;it | had constructed |
| we | had constructed |
| you | had constructed |
| they | had constructed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would construct |
| you | would construct |
| he;she;it | would construct |
| we | would construct |
| you | would construct |
| they | would construct |
Perfect
| I | would have constructed |
| you | would have constructed |
| he;she;it | would have constructed |
| we | would have constructed |
| you | would have constructed |
| they | would have constructed |
Imperative
| you | construct |
| we | Let's construct |
| you | construct |
Verbs conjugated like 'construct'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'construct'
constrict,
coconstruct,
construe,
contract,
deconstruct,
instruct,
obstruct,
reconstruct,
unconstruct,
coextract,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to construct
- artifice, betimber, build, build up, compile, edify, erect, extruct, fabricate, fashion, form, make, manufacture, produce, put together, put up, rear, timber, upbuild
- build
- manufacture, fabricate, make, erect, weave, rear, devise, form
- compose
- fashion, create, forge, model, shape, envision, mold, constitute
Antonyms
- to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate
- build, create, make, produce, rebuild, recover, destroy
- compose
- discompose, disarrange, scatter, disperse
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.
Verbs referencing "construct"
Finnish with old forms
konstruoida, Ido konstruktar.
Sample Sentences
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There is no sound, but other prisoners may be near for all that. He remembers to have heard once, when he little thought of coming here himself, that the cells were so constructed that the prisoners could not hear each other, though the officers could hear them. Where is the nearest man—upon the right, or on the left ? or is there one in both directions ? Where is he [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] ghostly Dutchmen played at ninepins one memorable gusty afternoon, towered in the blue distance, like stately clouds. At one point, as we ascended a steep hill, athwart whose base a railroad, yet constructing, took its course, we came upon an Irish colony. With means at hand of building decent cabins, it was wonderful to see how clumsy, rough, and wretched, its hovels were. The best were poor [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)