Collocations for "construct"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "construct" in context.
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construct
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- construct a [building, house, machine, car, hotel]
- construct a [small, large, giant] [building]
- construct a [new, modern, simple]
- constructing the [biggest, tallest, fastest]
- [licensed, approved] to construct
- [license, permission, authority, permit] to construct [a, in]
- construct in the [city, suburbs, countryside]
- construct and [install, maintain, operate, sell]
- constructed out of [pieces, parts, bricks, glass, metal, scraps]
- constructed [from, with] [durable] [pieces]
- constructed [from] [durable, solid, recycled, natural] [materials]
- constructed to [house, offer, accommodate]
- constructed to last a [lifetime, long time]
- constructed according to the [law, specifications, requirements]
- construct a [phrase, sentence]
- construct a [plan, strategy, theory]
- a [wood, stone, steel, brick] construct
- a [fragile, sturdy, resistant, solid] construct
- an [ancient, antique, old] construct
- [mount, assemble, inspect] the construct
- a [theoretical, social, ideological] construct
- is [mainly, largely] a [theoretical] construct
- [based, formed] on the constructs of
- a [grammatical, linguistic] construct
'construct' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):