constructed

UK /kənˈstɹʌktəd/ US /kənˈstɹʌktəd/

adj 1

Definitions

adj

Artificial; man-made.

Durham County uses both approaches, preserving rural open space as well as cleaning parking lot runoff. Constructed wetlands that include trees can serve many purposes: purify drinking water by filtering stormwater, cool the city,[…]

Collocations

ADJ.

'informal', concrete, frightening, insane, inside, last, most, new

The insane constructed theory about why the bridge collapsed didn't convince any of the engineers.

VERB + CONSTRUCTED

building, implementing, park, parking, rule, worshipped

The new parking lot was constructed behind the shopping center last year.

CONSTRUCTED + NOUN

country, enemies, esperanto, government, language, languages, neighbourhood, parkland

The team constructed a new language to communicate across different cultures.

PREP.

after, in, in, out, with, without

The bridge was constructed without any major delays or safety incidents.

ADV.

cheaply, ever

The bridge was constructed as cheaply as possible, which turned out to be a serious mistake.

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Wiktionary

Perry is mistaken in thinking that Emmet's theory was constructed without reference to Newtonian physics.

Tatoeba · #33901

These poles, called totem poles, are thought to have been worshipped or constructed for frightening enemies.

Tatoeba · #38293

The factory was constructed out of concrete.

Tatoeba · #48006

This is the largest tanker that has ever been constructed in our country.

Tatoeba · #55819

I wonder when this building was constructed.

Tatoeba · #66296

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