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/ˈkɒnkɹiːt/
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[ˈkɒŋkɹiːt]
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/ˌkɑnˈkɹit/
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K AH0 N K R IY1 T
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Real, actual, tangible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that Bigfoot exists. Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn't.
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Real, actual, tangible.
Analogous to the categories of algebraic objects which category theory was created to generalize, in the sense of having objects which can be thought of as sets equipped with some additional structure. Formally, equipped with a faithful functor to the category of sets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Real, actual, tangible.
Equipped with a faithful functor to X (called a base category), in which case C is called a concrete category over X.
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Usage: broadly
Qualifier: topos theory
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Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.
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Antonyms: intangible, abstract
Particular, specific, rather than general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
While everyone else offered thoughts and prayers, she made a concrete proposal to help. concrete ideas
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Synonyms: concrete, discrete, individual, particular, peculiar, proper, singular, specific
Antonyms: catholic, common, ecumenical, general, generic, nonsingular, nonspecific, universal, unparticular, unsingular, unspecific
Made of concrete (building material).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The office building had concrete flower boxes out front.
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Made up of separate parts; composite.
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Usage: obsolete
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Antonyms: discrete
Not liquid or fluid; solid.
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Usage: obsolete
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A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Various types of concrete have been used in the construction of this highway.
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A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
Such a material whose cement is Portland cement or a similar limestone derivative.
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Usage: countable, especially, uncountable
Examples
The sidewalk was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.
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A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
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Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: perfumery
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Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
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Usage: countable, obsolete, possibly, uncountable
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Any solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.
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Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive, usually
Examples
I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.
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To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).
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Usage: transitive, usually
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To unite or coalesce into a solid mass.
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Usage: archaic, intransitive
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capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
concrete objects such as trees
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Antonyms: abstract
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formed by the coalescence of particles
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a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
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Broader terms: building material, paving, pavement, paving material
Narrower terms: cement, reinforced concrete, ferroconcrete
form into a solid mass; coalesce
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: solidify
cover with cement
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Broader terms: cover
Borrowed from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrescō (to curdle) from con- (with, together) + crescō (to grow, rise).
Across languages
Translations
271 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian :
канкрэ́тны
(kankrétny)
— particular, perceivable, real
Belarusian :
пэ́ўны
(péwny)
— particular, perceivable, real
Bulgarian :
конкретен
(konkreten)
— particular, perceivable, real
Bulgarian :
определен
(opredelen)
— particular, perceivable, real
Catalan :
concret
— particular, perceivable, real
Chinese Mandarin :
切實的 /切实的
(qièshí de)
— particular, perceivable, real
Chinese Mandarin :
具體的 /具体的
(jùtǐ de)
— particular, perceivable, real
Danish :
konkret
— particular, perceivable, real
Dutch :
concreet
— particular, perceivable, real
Esperanto :
reala
— particular, perceivable, real
Esperanto :
palpebla
— particular, perceivable, real
Estonian :
konkreetne
— particular, perceivable, real
Finnish :
konkreettinen
— particular, perceivable, real
Finnish :
kouriintuntuva
— particular, perceivable, real
French :
concret
— particular, perceivable, real
German :
konkret
— particular, perceivable, real
German :
bestimmt
— particular, perceivable, real
German :
genau
— particular, perceivable, real
Greek :
υλικός
(ylikós)
— particular, perceivable, real
Hungarian :
konkrét
— particular, perceivable, real
Indonesian :
konkret
— particular, perceivable, real
Italian :
concreto
— particular, perceivable, real
Italian :
reale
— particular, perceivable, real
Japanese :
実際の
(jissai no)
— particular, perceivable, real
Latvian :
konkrēts
— particular, perceivable, real
Lithuanian :
konkretus
— particular, perceivable, real
Macedonian :
определен
(opredelen)
— particular, perceivable, real
Macedonian :
конкретен
(konkreten)
— particular, perceivable, real
Malay :
utuh
— particular, perceivable, real
Malay :
ketara
— particular, perceivable, real
Malay :
konkrit
— particular, perceivable, real
Malay :
konkret
— particular, perceivable, real
Malayalam :
മൂർത്ത
(mūṟtta)
— particular, perceivable, real
Mongolian :
тодорхой
(todorxoj)
— particular, perceivable, real
Norwegian :
konkret
— particular, perceivable, real
Polish :
konkretny
— particular, perceivable, real
Portuguese :
concreto
— particular, perceivable, real
Romanian :
concret
— particular, perceivable, real
Russian :
конкре́тный
(konkrétnyj)
— particular, perceivable, real
Russian :
определённый
(opredeljónnyj)
— particular, perceivable, real
Sicilian :
cuncritu
— particular, perceivable, real
Sicilian :
riali
— particular, perceivable, real
Slovak :
skutočný
— particular, perceivable, real
Slovak :
reálny
— particular, perceivable, real
Slovak :
hmatateľný
— particular, perceivable, real
Slovak :
konkrétny
— particular, perceivable, real
Spanish :
concreto
— particular, perceivable, real
Swedish :
konkret
— particular, perceivable, real
Swedish :
påtaglig
— particular, perceivable, real
Ukrainian :
конкре́тний
(konkrétnyj)
— particular, perceivable, real
Ukrainian :
пе́вний
(pévnyj)
— particular, perceivable, real
Yiddish :
קאָנקרעט
(konkret)
— particular, perceivable, real
Arabic :
مَادِّيّ
(māddiyy)
— not abstract
Belarusian :
сапра́ўдны
(sapráwdny)
— not abstract
Belarusian :
рэа́льны
(reálʹny)
— not abstract
Bulgarian :
реален
(realen)
— not abstract
Bulgarian :
действителен
(dejstvitelen)
— not abstract
Catalan :
concret
— not abstract
Chinese Mandarin :
具體的 /具体的
(jùtǐ de)
— not abstract
Czech :
konkrétní
— not abstract
Czech :
srostitý
— not abstract
Danish :
konkret
— not abstract
Dutch :
concreet
— not abstract
Esperanto :
konkreta
— not abstract
Finnish :
konkreettinen
— not abstract
Finnish :
kouriintuntuva
— not abstract
French :
concret
— not abstract
German :
konkret
— not abstract
Greek :
συγκεκριμένος
(sygkekriménos)
— not abstract
Hungarian :
konkrét
— not abstract
Italian :
concreto
— not abstract
Italian :
reale
— not abstract
Japanese :
具体的
(gutaiteki)
— not abstract
Latin :
concretus
— not abstract
Latin :
corporalis
— not abstract
Latvian :
konkrēts
— not abstract
Malayalam :
മൂർത്ത
(mūṟtta)
— not abstract
Mongolian :
бодит
(bodit)
— not abstract
Norwegian :
konkret
— not abstract
Norwegian Nynorsk :
konkret
— not abstract
Polish :
konkretny
— not abstract
Romanian :
concret
— not abstract
Russian :
реа́льный
(reálʹnyj)
— not abstract
Russian :
действи́тельный
(dejstvítelʹnyj)
— not abstract
Scottish Gaelic :
rudail
— not abstract
Sicilian :
cuncritu
— not abstract
Sicilian :
riali
— not abstract
Slovak :
ozajstný
— not abstract
Slovak :
reálny
— not abstract
Slovak :
skutočný
— not abstract
Spanish :
concreto
— not abstract
Swedish :
konkret
— not abstract
Turkish :
somut
— not abstract
Ukrainian :
спра́вжній
(správžnij)
— not abstract
Ukrainian :
ді́йсний
(díjsnyj)
— not abstract
Ukrainian :
реа́льний
(reálʹnyj)
— not abstract
Yiddish :
קאָנקרעט
(konkret)
— not abstract
Bulgarian :
бетонен
(betonen)
— made of concrete
Chinese Cantonese :
石屎
(sek6 si2)
— made of concrete
Chinese Cantonese :
三合土
(saam1 hap6 tou2)
— made of concrete
Chinese Cantonese :
混凝土
(wan6 jing4 tou2)
— made of concrete
Chinese Mandarin :
混凝土的
(hùnníngtǔ de)
— made of concrete
Crimean Tatar :
beton
— made of concrete
Czech :
betonový
— made of concrete
Danish :
beton-
— made of concrete
Dutch :
betonnen
— made of concrete
Esperanto :
betona
— made of concrete
Finnish :
betoninen
— made of concrete
Finnish :
betoni-
— made of concrete
French :
de béton
— made of concrete
German :
aus Beton
— made of concrete
German :
beton-
— made of concrete
Greek :
τσιμεντένιος
(tsimenténios)
— made of concrete
Hungarian :
beton
— made of concrete
Irish :
coincréiteach
— made of concrete
Italian :
calcestruzzo
— made of concrete
Italian :
cemento
— made of concrete
Japanese :
コンクリートの
(konkurīto no)
— made of concrete
Latvian :
betona
— made of concrete
Norwegian :
betong-
— made of concrete
Polish :
betonowy
— made of concrete
Portuguese :
concreto
— made of concrete
Romanian :
de beton
— made of concrete
Russian :
бето́нный
(betónnyj)
— made of concrete
Campidanese Sardinian :
biaroni
— made of concrete
Slovak :
betónový
— made of concrete
Slovak :
z betónu
— made of concrete
Spanish :
de concreto
— made of concrete
Spanish :
de hormigón
— made of concrete
Swedish :
betong-
— made of concrete
Yiddish :
בעטאָנען
(betonen)
— made of concrete
Afrikaans :
beton
— building material
Albanian :
beton
— building material
Arabic :
خَرَسَانَة
(ḵarasāna)
— building material
Armenian :
բետոն
(beton)
— building material
Asturian :
formigón
— building material
Azerbaijani :
beton
— building material
Basque :
hormigoi
— building material
Belarusian :
бето́н
(bjetón)
— building material
Bengali :
কংক্রিট
(koṅkriṭ)
— building material
Breton :
betoñs
— building material
Breton :
beton
— building material
Bulgarian :
бето́н
(betón)
— building material
Burmese :
ကွန်ကရစ်
(kwanka.rac)
— building material
Catalan :
formigó
— building material
Cherokee :
ᎠᏰᏍᏛᏗ
(ayesdvdi)
— building material
Chinese Mandarin :
混凝土
(hùnníngtǔ)
— building material
Chinese Mandarin :
砼
(tóng)
— building material
Crimean Tatar :
beton
— building material
Czech :
beton
— building material
Danish :
beton
— building material
Dutch :
beton
— building material
Esperanto :
betono
— building material
Estonian :
betoon
— building material
Faroese :
betong
— building material
Finnish :
betoni
— building material
French :
béton
— building material
Galician :
formigón
— building material
Georgian :
ბეტონი
(beṭoni)
— building material
German :
Beton
— building material
Greek :
σκυρόδεμα
(skyródema)
— building material
Greenlandic :
betonngi
— building material
Hebrew :
בֶּטוֹן
(betón)
— building material
Hindi :
कंक्रीट
(kaṅkrīṭ)
— building material
Hungarian :
beton
— building material
Hunsrik :
Konkrett
— building material
Icelandic :
steinsteypa
— building material
Icelandic :
steypa
— building material
Indonesian :
beton
— building material
Indonesian :
corcoran
— building material
Irish :
coincréit
— building material
Italian :
calcestruzzo
— building material
Italian :
cemento
— building material
Italian :
beton
— building material
Japanese :
コンクリート
(konkurīto)
— building material
Javanese :
beton
— building material
Jeju :
공거리
(gonggeori)
— building material
Kazakh :
бетон
(beton)
— building material
Khmer :
បេតុង
(beetong)
— building material
Korean :
콘크리트
(konkeuriteu)
— building material
Kyrgyz :
бетон
(beton)
— building material
Lao :
ຄອນກີດ
(khǭn kīt)
— building material
Latin :
opus caementicium
— building material
Latin :
caementicium
— building material
Latvian :
betons
— building material
Lithuanian :
betonas
— building material
Luxembourgish :
Bëtong
— building material
Macedonian :
бетон
(beton)
— building material
Malay :
konkrit
— building material
Malay :
konkret
— building material
Malay :
beton
— building material
Malayalam :
കോൺക്രീറ്റ്
(kōṇkrīṟṟŭ)
— building material
Maltese :
konkos
— building material
Māori :
raima
— building material
Minangkabau :
beton
— building material
Mongolian :
бетон
(beton)
— building material
Norwegian Bokmål :
betong
— building material
Norwegian Nynorsk :
betong
— building material
Persian :
بتن
(beton)
— building material
Polish :
beton
— building material
Portuguese :
betão
— building material
Portuguese :
concreto
— building material
Romanian :
beton
— building material
Russian :
бето́н
(betón)
— building material
Samogitian :
vakna
— building material
Scottish Gaelic :
cruadhtan
— building material
Serbo-Croatian :
бетон
— building material
Serbo-Croatian :
beton
— building material
Slovak :
betón
— building material
Slovene :
beton
— building material
Spanish :
hormigón
— building material
Spanish :
concreto
— building material
Spanish :
garujo
— building material
Spanish :
nuégado
— building material
Spanish :
mazacote
— building material
Spanish :
masacote
— building material
Swahili :
zege
— building material
Swedish :
betong
— building material
Tajik :
бетон
(beton)
— building material
Thai :
คอนกรีต
(kɔn-grìit)
— building material
Turkish :
beton
— building material
Turkish :
dongu
— building material
Turkmen :
beton
— building material
Ukrainian :
бето́н
(betón)
— building material
Urdu :
کنکریٹ
(kankrīṭ)
— building material
Uzbek :
beton
— building material
Vietnamese :
bê tông
— building material
Yiddish :
בעטאָן
(beton)
— building material
Yoruba :
kankéré
— building material
Bulgarian :
бетонирам
(betoniram)
— cover with concrete
Czech :
betonovat
— cover with concrete
Czech :
zabetonovat
— cover with concrete
Danish :
gøre til en fast masse
— cover with concrete
Dutch :
betonneren
— cover with concrete
Finnish :
betonoida
— cover with concrete
French :
bétonner
— cover with concrete
German :
betonieren
— cover with concrete
German :
einbetonieren
— cover with concrete
Greek :
επικαλύπτω με σκυρόδεμα
(epikalýpto me skyródema)
— cover with concrete
Hungarian :
betonoz
— cover with concrete
Irish :
coincréitigh
— cover with concrete
Italian :
coprire/ricoprire di calcestruzzo/cemento
— cover with concrete
Italian :
cementificare
— cover with concrete
Polish :
betonować
— cover with concrete
Portuguese :
concretar
— cover with concrete
Russian :
бетони́ровать
(betonírovatʹ)
— cover with concrete
Spanish :
hormigonar
— cover with concrete
Bulgarian :
конкретизирам се
(konkretiziram se)
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Chinese Mandarin :
凝結 /凝结
(níngjié)
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Danish :
størkne
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Danish :
blive hård
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Danish :
blive konkret
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Danish :
konkretisere
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Dutch :
concretiseren
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Dutch :
concreet worden
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Dutch :
vorm aannemen
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Finnish :
konkretisoitua
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
French :
concréter
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
French :
concrétiser
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
German :
konkretisieren
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Greek :
στερεοποιούμαι
(stereopoioúmai)
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Hungarian :
megszilárdít
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Italian :
solidificare
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Italian :
solidificarsi
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Italian :
concretizzare
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Italian :
concretizzarsi
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Portuguese :
concretizar
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Russian :
тверде́ть
(tverdétʹ)
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Spanish :
concretar
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Swedish :
ta form
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)
Swedish :
bli konkret
— solidify, become concrete (actual, real)