Words / B1

k-uh-n-STRUKSHUN/kənˈstrʌkʃn/

Construction is building work, or the way something is built: under construction (not “in construction”); a construction site; construction worker. Building can mean the object; construction is more the process and industry. Construct is the verb. Grammatical construction means a pattern such as used to.

Meaning

The work of building something, or the way something is built.

Examples

• “The construction of the new school starts in May.”
• “The station is still under construction.”
• “This sentence has an awkward construction.”

Good to know

under construction. construction site / worker. Verb: construct. Object: a building. Grammar: a construction.

Near in meaning

building

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