American English
/kʰn̩ˈstɹək.ʃn̩/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
the work of building something, such as a house, road, or bridge
Practice out loudthe work of building something, such as a house, road, or bridge
Construction on the bridge will finish in June.
The construction of our new office took a year.
construction project · construction costs · construction industry · construction work
the construction of + noun
construction on + noun
the way that words are put together in a sentence or phrase
That sentence has an unusual construction.
English and Spanish use different sentence constructions.
sentence construction · grammatical construction · complex construction
a/an + adjective + construction
the construction of + noun
being built or repaired
The new library is under construction.
a place where a building or other project is being built
Stay away from the construction site.
a person whose job is to build or repair things
The construction worker checked the wall.