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construction

/kənˈstrʌkʃən/

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noun

plural -tions

[noncount] the act or process of building something (such as a house or road)

Construction of the new bridge will begin in the spring.

Construction on the bridge will occur daily from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.

The new school is now under construction. [=is now being built] - often used before another noun

construction costs/equipment/materials

They haven't chosen a construction site for the building yet. [=they haven't decided where the building will be built yet]

the business of building things (such as houses or roads)

What do you do for a living? I'm in construction. [=I do work that involves building things]

the construction industry

[noncount] :the way something is built or made

Note the similar construction of the buildings.

I like these binoculars because of their sturdy construction. [=because they are strongly built]

[count] :the way words in a sentence or phrase are arranged

Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the construction is quite common in English.

That verb is commonly used in passive constructions.

This word is used in positive/negative constructions.

[noncount] :the process of organizing ideas or thoughts into a new theory, statement, etc.

His ideas were pivotal in the construction of a new way to understand time and space.

[count] formal :a way of understanding something

Don't put a negative construction on what I said: [=don't understand what I said in a negative way]

a broad/strict construction [=interpretation] of the Constitution

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construction paper