- construction
- con|struc|tion [ kən`strʌkʃən ] noun ***▸ 1 process of building something▸ 2 building▸ 3 in grammar▸ 4 creation of idea, etc.▸ 5 understanding1. ) uncount the process of building something large or complicated, such as a bridge or road:construction of: The company will finance the construction of a new community sports center.under construction (=being built): The dam is still under construction.a ) the work or business of building things, especially houses and other buildings:He works in construction.a construction company/workerb ) the way that something has been built:houses of brick construction2. ) count a building or other large structure:The cathedral is a fantastic modern construction.3. ) count or uncount the way in which words are put together to form a sentence or phrase:difficult grammatical constructions4. ) uncount FORMAL the process of creating something such as an idea or system:Her novel explores the construction of gender roles.5. ) count FORMAL the meaning that you think a word, sentence, phrase, or action has: INTERPRETATION:put/place a construction on something: We both heard what he said, but she put quite a different construction on it.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.