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• /ɪˈɹɛkt/
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• homophone: arrect (sometimes, if erect begins with a schwa)
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• CMU ARPABET: IH0 R EH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

From Middle English erecten, from the adjective (see above).

109 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bengali: খাড়া (khaṛa) — vertical in position
• Bulgarian: вертика́лен (vertikálen) — vertical in position
• Catalan: erecte — vertical in position
• Esperanto: rekta — vertical in position
• Finnish: pysty — vertical in position
• Finnish: pystyasennossa — vertical in position
• French: dressé — vertical in position
• French: érigé — vertical in position
• Irish: ardcheannach — vertical in position
• Italian: eretto — vertical in position
• Italian: duro — vertical in position
• Latin: ērectus — vertical in position
• Macedonian: исправен (ispraven) — vertical in position
• Macedonian: подигнат (podignat) — vertical in position
• Māori: takotako — vertical in position
• Māori: tora — vertical in position
• Plautdietsch: steil — vertical in position
• Portuguese: ereto — vertical in position
• Russian: прямо́й (prjamój) — vertical in position
• Russian: вертикальный (vertikalʹnyj) — vertical in position
• Russian: вертика́льно поднятый (vertikálʹno podnjatyj) — vertical in position
• Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva) — vertical in position
• Spanish: erecto — vertical in position
• Swedish: rest — vertical in position
• Swedish: upprätt — vertical in position
• Bengali: খাড়া (khaṛa) — standing out perpendicularly
• Bulgarian: прав (prav) — standing out perpendicularly
• Bulgarian: изправен (izpraven) — standing out perpendicularly
• Catalan: erecte — standing out perpendicularly
• Finnish: kova — standing out perpendicularly
• Finnish: tanassa — standing out perpendicularly
• French: dressé — standing out perpendicularly
• French: en érection — standing out perpendicularly
• French: érigé — standing out perpendicularly
• Galician: teso — standing out perpendicularly
• German: erigiert — standing out perpendicularly
• Italian: dritto — standing out perpendicularly
• Italian: eretto — standing out perpendicularly
• Central Kurdish: قیت (qît) — standing out perpendicularly
• Macedonian: простум (prostum) — standing out perpendicularly
• Portuguese: ereto — standing out perpendicularly
• Russian: ощетинившийся (oščetinivšijsja) — standing out perpendicularly
• Russian: торчащий (torčaščij) — standing out perpendicularly
• Spanish: erguido — standing out perpendicularly
• Spanish: enhiesto — standing out perpendicularly
• Finnish: kova — having an erect penis
• French: en érection — having an erect penis
• Georgian: ერეგირებული (eregirebuli) — having an erect penis
• Georgian: ამდგარი (amdgari) — having an erect penis
• Portuguese: ereto — having an erect penis
• Spanish: empalmado — having an erect penis
• Spanish: erecto — having an erect penis
• Azerbaijani: ucaltmaq — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Bulgarian: издигам (izdigam) — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Esperanto: fondi — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Finnish: rakentaa — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Finnish: pystyttää — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Ancient Greek: ὀρθόω (orthóō) — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Irish: fadaigh — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Irish: cuir suas — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Kapampangan: talakad — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Latin: erigo — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Macedonian: подига (podiga) — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Māori: whaihanga — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Norwegian: reise — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Old English: āhebban — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Polish: wznieść — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Portuguese: erigir — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Portuguese: erguer — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Russian: сооружать (sooružatʹ) — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Russian: устана́вливать (ustanávlivatʹ) — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Russian: возводить (vozvoditʹ) — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Russian: строить (stroitʹ) — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Scottish Gaelic: tog — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Spanish: erigir — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Swedish: resa — to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
• Bulgarian: изправям (izpravjam) — to cause to stand up or out
• Czech: vztyčit — to cause to stand up or out
• Esperanto: starigi — to cause to stand up or out
• Finnish: pystyttää — to cause to stand up or out
• Ancient Greek: ὀρθόω (orthóō) — to cause to stand up or out
• Latin: erigo — to cause to stand up or out
• Macedonian: крева (kreva) — to cause to stand up or out
• Māori: whakatū — to cause to stand up or out
• Norwegian: erigere — to cause to stand up or out
• Norwegian: reise — to cause to stand up or out
• Portuguese: erigir — to cause to stand up or out
• Portuguese: erguer — to cause to stand up or out
• Russian: выпрямлять (vyprjamljatʹ) — to cause to stand up or out
• Russian: распрямлять (rasprjamljatʹ) — to cause to stand up or out
• Scottish Gaelic: tog — to cause to stand up or out
• Spanish: erguir — to cause to stand up or out
• Swedish: resa — to cause to stand up or out
• Finnish: pystyttää — to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position
• Irish: cuir suas — to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position
• Spanish: erguir — to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position
• Spanish: enhestar — to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position
• Finnish: kohottaa — to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify
• Finnish: nostaa — to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify
• Finnish: kohottaa — to animate; to encourage; to cheer
• Finnish: laatia — astrology: to cast or draw up
• Finnish: tehdä — to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises
• Finnish: vetää — to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises
• Finnish: perustaa — to set up or establish
• Spanish: erigir — to set up or establish
• Georgian: უდგება (udgeba) — to enter a state of physiological erection
• Georgian: აუდგება (audgeba) — to enter a state of physiological erection
• Georgian: უმაგრდება (umagrdeba) — to enter a state of physiological erection
• Georgian: გაუმაგრდება (gaumagrdeba) — to enter a state of physiological erection