construction
gb/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/ us/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1600
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A2
action
1
process of building something
The work of making buildings, roads, or other large things.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[construction] of [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'construction' (the process) with 'building' (the result).
పర్యాయపదాలు
building (A more general term for making structures; slightly less technical.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
demolition (The act of tearing down structures, which is the opposite of building them.)
పదకలయికలు
under construction
|construction site
|construction project
|construction worker
|construction materials
విషయాలు
work
|infrastructure
|engineering
|housing
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The construction of the new shopping mall will take two years.
- Heavy traffic is expected due to road construction.
- She works in the construction industry.
- The construction of the bridge was delayed by bad weather.
- Construction began on the stadium last summer.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The construction of the school will finish in June.
- My uncle works in construction.
- There is a lot of construction in our city.
- We saw the construction of a new road.
- Construction is noisy near my house.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
2
a structure that has been built
Something that has been built, like a house or bridge.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a [type] construction
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'building' is more natural in everyday speech.
పర్యాయపదాలు
structure (A neutral term for something that has been built; not limited to buildings.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
ruin (A destroyed or decayed structure, opposite of a complete and intact one.)
పదకలయికలు
modern construction
|wooden construction
|temporary construction
విషయాలు
architecture
|infrastructure
|housing
|work
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- That glass-and-steel construction is the new city library.
- The ancient stone constructions still stand today.
- It's a temporary construction for the festival.
- The architect designed a unique construction on the waterfront.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- That construction is our new office.
- This old construction is very strong.
- They built a wooden construction in the park.
- The bridge is a big construction.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
3
arrangement of words or phrases
The way words are put together in a sentence.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[grammatical/linguistic] construction
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this with 'translation' or 'composition', which are different activities.
పర్యాయపదాలు
structure (A broader term for arrangement; 'construction' is more specific to grammar or style.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
disorganization (Lack of orderly arrangement, opposite of structured word order.)
పదకలయికలు
grammatical construction
|sentence construction
|awkward construction
విషయాలు
language
|grammar
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- This sentence uses a rare grammatical construction.
- The passive voice is a common English construction.
- That awkward construction makes the sentence hard to read.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- This is a long sentence construction.
- I learned a new grammar construction today.
- That construction is not correct in English.
నామవాచకం
C1
entity
4
interpretation of meaning or intent
The meaning you understand from what someone says or writes.
వాడుక నమూనా:
put [a/an] [adjective] construction on [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may not recognize this formal/legal meaning and confuse it with building-related senses.
పర్యాయపదాలు
interpretation (A broader term; 'construction' is often used in formal or legal contexts for interpretation.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
misinterpretation (An incorrect understanding, which contrasts with an intended or accurate interpretation.)
పదకలయికలు
put a positive construction on
|legal construction
విషయాలు
law
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The court put a strict construction on the law.
- You could put a different construction on his words.
- Her friendly tone allowed a positive construction of her remarks.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He put a bad construction on my words.
- The judge gave a new construction to the law.
- We can put many constructions on this text.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
construction
IPA
GB/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
US/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
con - struc - tion (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (struc)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: construction
- Plural: construction, constructions
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
constructions
noun
Core family
construct
verb B1
constructive
adjective B2
Related words
constructively
adverb
constructor
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
reconstruct
verb B2
reconstruction
noun B2
పదప్రయోగాలు
put a positive construction on something
1/pˈʊt ə pˈɑzɪtɪv kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
interpret as good or hopeful
To understand something as meaning something good or hopeful.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She tried to put a positive construction on his comments.
- We can put a positive construction on these results despite the setbacks.
under construction
1/ˈʌndɚ kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
fixed phrase
being built right now
Not finished yet; still being built.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The new library is under construction and will open next year.
- This website is under construction and some pages are missing.
construction site
1/kənstɹˈʌkʃən sˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
place where building work occurs
An area where people are building something.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Children should not play near a construction site.
- Hard hats must be worn at all times on the construction site.
- The construction site was noisy all day.
- We passed a noisy construction site on our way to school.