constructed
kuhn-STRUK-tid/kənˈstɹʌktəd/
- 1Simple past tense and past participle of construct. Use this form for building something that already happened.
They constructed a new bridge over the river last year.
The workers constructed the whole house in just three months.
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- 2Made by people instead of happening on its own in nature.
Like plastic flowers: made by people, not grown in a garden.
Esperanto is a constructed language, not one that grew up over time.
The park has a constructed pond that looks almost real.
Similarartificial, man-made, invented, synthetic
Oppositenatural
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constructed is a form of construct
construct, verb: To build something by putting its parts together. Full entry
- Forms
- constructconstructs he/she/itconstructing -ing formconstructed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- construct → constructed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /əd/, an extra syllable.
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