Meaning & use
construction
The process or industry of building structures such as houses, roads, or bridges.
See it in a sentence
Construction on the new bridge is expected to finish by next summer.
He works in construction, mostly framing houses in the suburbs.
A note on using this word
In grammar, construction also refers to the way words are arranged to form a sentence or phrase, as in a passive construction.
Words with a similar meaning
building
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. noun
The particular way in which words are arranged to form a grammatical sentence or phrase.
The textbook explained an unusual sentence construction found in older English.
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