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• UK: kŏn'strŭkt
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• UK: /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/
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• US: kän'strŭkt
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• US: /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/
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• UK, US: kən-strŭkt'
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• UK, US: /kənˈstɹʌkt/
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• CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S T R AH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: K AA1 N S T R AH0 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: констру́кция (konstrúkcija) — something constructed from parts
• Finnish: rakennelma — something constructed from parts
• French: construction — something constructed from parts
• Georgian: კონსტრუქცია (ḳonsṭrukcia) — something constructed from parts
• Greek: κατασκευή (kataskeví) — something constructed from parts
• Greek: κατασκεύασμα (kataskévasma) — something constructed from parts
• Hebrew: קומפוזיציה (kompozitsia) — something constructed from parts
• Hebrew: קונסטרוקציה (konstructsia) — something constructed from parts
• Italian: struttura — something constructed from parts
• Italian: costruzione — something constructed from parts
• Japanese: コンストラクト (konsutorakuto) — something constructed from parts
• Khiamniungan Naga: ū-ìeshā — something constructed from parts
• Persian: سازه (sâza, sâze) — something constructed from parts
• Portuguese: montagem — something constructed from parts
• Russian: констру́кция (konstrúkcija) — something constructed from parts
• Spanish: construcción — something constructed from parts
• Bulgarian: конце́пция (koncépcija) — concept or model
• Catalan: constructe — concept or model
• Chinese Mandarin: 概念 (gàiniàn) — concept or model
• Finnish: malli — concept or model
• Hebrew: מבנה (mivneh) — concept or model
• Hebrew: דגם (degem) — concept or model
• Hebrew: מודל (model) — concept or model
• Italian: concetto — concept or model
• Italian: idea — concept or model
• Italian: modello — concept or model
• Japanese: 概念 (gainen) — concept or model
• Persian: ساختمان (sâxtemân) — concept or model
• Portuguese: constructo — concept or model
• Russian: конце́пция (koncépcija) — concept or model
• Spanish: constructo — concept or model
• Vietnamese: khái niệm — concept or model
• French: construction — segment of DNA created artificially
• Italian: costruzione — segment of DNA created artificially
• Portuguese: construção — segment of DNA created artificially
• Spanish: construcción — segment of DNA created artificially
• Armenian: կառուցել (kaṙucʻel) — build or form by assembling parts
• Armenian: շինել (šinel) — build or form by assembling parts
• Armenian: սարքել (sarkʻel) — build or form by assembling parts
• Belarusian: будава́ць (budavácʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Belarusian: пабудава́ць (pabudavácʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Belarusian: канструява́ць (kanstrujavácʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Belarusian: сканструява́ць (skanstrujavácʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Bulgarian: строя́ (strojá) — build or form by assembling parts
• Bulgarian: градя́ (gradjá) — build or form by assembling parts
• Catalan: construir — build or form by assembling parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 建造 (jiànzào) — build or form by assembling parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 建設 /建设 (jiànshè) — build or form by assembling parts
• Czech: konstruovat — build or form by assembling parts
• Czech: sestavit — build or form by assembling parts
• Danish: konstruere — build or form by assembling parts
• Danish: bygge — build or form by assembling parts
• Estonian: ehitama — build or form by assembling parts
• Finnish: rakentaa — build or form by assembling parts
• French: construire — build or form by assembling parts
• Georgian: აშენებს (ašenebs) — build or form by assembling parts
• Georgian: აგებს (agebs) — build or form by assembling parts
• German: bauen — build or form by assembling parts
• German: konstruieren — build or form by assembling parts
• Gothic: 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (timrjan) — build or form by assembling parts
• Greek: κατασκευάζω (kataskevázo) — build or form by assembling parts
• Greek: οικοδομώ (oikodomó) — build or form by assembling parts
• Ancient Greek: οἰκοδομέω (oikodoméō) — build or form by assembling parts
• Ancient Greek: δομέω (doméō) — build or form by assembling parts
• Hebrew: הרכיב (hirkív) — build or form by assembling parts
• Italian: costruire — build or form by assembling parts
• Japanese: 建設する (kensetsu suru) — build or form by assembling parts
• Japanese: 建てる (tateru) — build or form by assembling parts
• Japanese: 築く (kizuku) — build or form by assembling parts
• Northern Kurdish: ava kirin — build or form by assembling parts
• Latin: compingō — build or form by assembling parts
• Latin: construō — build or form by assembling parts
• Lithuanian: statyti — build or form by assembling parts
• Norwegian Bokmål: konstruere — build or form by assembling parts
• Persian: ساختن (sâxtan) — build or form by assembling parts
• Polish: budować — build or form by assembling parts
• Polish: zbudować — build or form by assembling parts
• Polish: konstruować — build or form by assembling parts
• Polish: skonstruować — build or form by assembling parts
• Portuguese: montar — build or form by assembling parts
• Romanian: construi — build or form by assembling parts
• Russian: стро́ить (stróitʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Russian: постро́ить (postróitʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Russian: конструи́ровать (konstruírovatʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Russian: сконструи́ровать (skonstruírovatʹ) — build or form by assembling parts
• Spanish: construir — build or form by assembling parts
• Swedish: konstruera — build or form by assembling parts
• Tamil: கட்டு (kaṭṭu) — build or form by assembling parts
• Ukrainian: будува́ти (buduváty) — build or form by assembling parts
• Ukrainian: збудува́ти (zbuduváty) — build or form by assembling parts
• Ukrainian: конструюва́ти (konstrujuváty) — build or form by assembling parts
• Ukrainian: зконструюва́ти (zkonstrujuváty) — build or form by assembling parts
• Bulgarian: съставям (sǎstavjam) — build (a sentence or argument)
• Catalan: construir — build (a sentence or argument)
• Estonian: koostama — build (a sentence or argument)
• Finnish: rakentaa — build (a sentence or argument)
• Hebrew: בנה (baná) — build (a sentence or argument)
• Northern Kurdish: ava kirin — build (a sentence or argument)
• Northern Kurdish: durist kirin — build (a sentence or argument)
• Persian: ساختن (sâxtan) — build (a sentence or argument)
• Portuguese: construir — build (a sentence or argument)
• Portuguese: montar — build (a sentence or argument)
• Russian: составля́ть (sostavljátʹ) — build (a sentence or argument)
• Russian: соста́вить (sostávitʹ) — build (a sentence or argument)
• Russian: стро́ить (stróitʹ) — build (a sentence or argument)
• Russian: постро́ить (postróitʹ) — build (a sentence or argument)
• Bulgarian: построявам (postrojavam) — draw (a geometric figure)
• Czech: sestrojit — draw (a geometric figure)
• Finnish: konstruoida — draw (a geometric figure)
• French: construire — draw (a geometric figure)
• German: konstruieren — draw (a geometric figure)
• Romanian: construi — draw (a geometric figure)
• Russian: стро́ить (stróitʹ) — draw (a geometric figure)
• Russian: постро́ить (postróitʹ) — draw (a geometric figure)