# constructs

Pronunciation: say "KON-strukts" US /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkts/, UK /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkts/

## Noun

1. Plural of construct. — plural of construct
   - Simple: Plural of construct. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Psychologists treat intelligence and motivation as abstract constructs rather than directly observable traits._
   - _The grammar relies on a handful of recurring syntactic constructs._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-STRUKTS" /kənˈstɹʌkts/

2. Third-person singular simple present of construct. — third-person singular simple present indicative of construct
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of construct. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The compiler constructs an internal tree from the source code before generating output._
   - _Each spring the colony constructs a fresh nest from mud and twigs._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/constructs (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).