Meaning of construction In English

• 0 the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc.:

  • She works in construction/in the construction industry.

  • The bridge is a marvellous work of engineering and construction.

  • This website is currently under construction (= being created).

  • The bridge is of lightweight construction.

  • What's that concrete and metal construction over there?

• 1 the way in which the words in a sentence or phrase are arranged:

  • The writer has used several complex grammatical constructions.

• 2 to understand something in a particular way:

  • How can they put such a damning construction on a perfectly innocent phrase?

  • I don't want them to put the wrong construction on my actions.

• 3 the act or result of putting different things together:

  • A new hotel is now under construction (= being built).

• 4 your understanding of the meaning of something in a particular way:

  • The construction you are putting on my client’s statement is unfair.

• 5 the process or business of building large objects such as buildings, roads, bridges, etc.:

  • Employment in construction increased by 12,000.

  • a construction site/project/worker 29-year-old Jose has a well-paid job at a downtown construction site.

  • under construction In February, there were 15% fewer homes under construction than in the corresponding month of last year.

  • a construction company/firm/group

  • the construction industry/sector

• 6 the activity of putting the different parts of something together in order to make it:

  • The chemical is found in materials used in the construction of travel trailers.

  • under construction They now have four satellites under construction.

  • the construction of an investment portfolio

• 7 the particular type of structure, materials, etc. that something has:

  • The bridge is of lightweight construction.

• 8 a building or other object that has been built:

  • The new office building was a glass and steel construction.