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Meanings of construct in English

Portuguese
concepção
Catalan
concepte
Spanish
concepción

An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances.

      concepção
      Portuguese
      construir
      Catalan
      construir
      Spanish
      construir

      To create something by combining or assembling materials or parts or by changing it.

            construir
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            Examples for "concept"
            Examples for "concept"
            1
            Background: Health literacy has become an increasingly important concept in public health.
            Pubmed
            2
            Social scientists still debate whether that concept also applies to their work.
            Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
            3
            A new, Navy-funded research project takes the concept to unexplored heights, however.
            Wired
            4
            The concept however is relatively new in developing countries such as Malaysia.
            Pubmed
            5
            Of course, the concept is one thing; the execution is quite another.
            The Irish Times
            1
            But the difficulty lies less in the execution than in the conception.
            The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 / A Maga...
            2
            The seventh study differs in conception from the rest; it stands alone.
            The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
            3
            The optimal time to conception continues to remain an area of contention.
            Pubmed
            4
            The central figure is naked Nature resting in the period of conception.
            The Jewel City
            5
            His startled mind rose to the conception; this also is in life.
            The War in the Air
            Portuguese
            fabricar
            Catalan
            fabricar
            Spanish
            fabricar

            To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery, out of artificial or natural components or parts.

                  fabricar
                  Catalan
                  reconstruir
                  Spanish
                  reconstruir

                  Reassemble mentally.

                        reconstruir
                        Usage of construct in English
                        1
                        Six of the 7 hypotheses used to test construct validity held true.
                        Pubmed
                        2
                        Such a construct lets banks transfer problem assets off their balance sheets.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        He finds laughable the idea that political freedom is a Western construct.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Now that is not the way we construct our moral positions today.
                        The new yorker
                        5
                        Workers construct a new seawall at the eastern end of South Tarawa.
                        Radio NZ
                        6
                        Results: Five lncRNAs were identified and used to construct the prognostic signature.
                        Pubmed
                        7
                        Yet still we construct a grotesque edifice that denies such common sense.
                        The Guardian
                        8
                        Animal studies also use multiple tasks to assess the construct of impulsivity.
                        Pubmed
                        9
                        I construct exercises to build confidence: Imagine you're looking into the lens.
                        Feminist dot com
                        10
                        From the same factual forensic evidence, different characters construct wildly different accounts.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        The body and bones we could easily construct; and the tail too.
                        The Cliff Climbers / A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
                        12
                        Brookfield has both bought buildings and announced plans to construct new ones.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        Methods: Six fresh-frozen calf spines were prepared and tested for each construct.
                        Pubmed
                        14
                        She had a week left in which to construct her watertight story.
                        The chamber of ten
                        15
                        Sure, with enough time and money, engineers could probably construct tantalum-free phones.
                        Wired
                        16
                        Findings support the idea that IU is a critical construct underlying GAD.
                        Pubmed
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