Constructing

verb

Word Frequency: 6.2

Definitions

1.verbTo build or form (something) by assembling parts.

"We constructed the radio from spares."

2.verbTo build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.

"A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object."

3.verbTo draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.

"Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle."

4.nounAn act of construction.

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