construction

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of building something (such as a house or road)
  • noun: the act or result of 'construing', interpreting, or explaining
  • often used before another noun

Examples

  • They haven't chosen a 'construction' site for the building yet. [=they haven't decided where the building will be built yet]

  • Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the 'construction' is quite common in English.

  • Don't put a negative 'construction' on what I said: [=don't understand what I said in a negative way]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) were you born? I wasn't born in Canada. What are your parents' names? No parents. You have very delicate hands for a construction worker. I'm not a construction worker. Very pale hands. Let me see. SETH: Why did you do that? MAGGIE: Let me see your hand. No. (..)
    1998 City of Angels
  • (..) Come on, Seth. SETH: Can I help you? TERESA: Yeah, great. How did you two meet? He works with me over at the site. Construction work. I thought he was a messenger. Yeah, he's one of those... "hyphenates." I'll be right back. Here, can you cut this up? (..)
    1998 City of Angels