American English

How to pronounce reconstruct

verbB2
reeknSTRUHKT

/ˌɹi.kn̩ˈstɹəkt̚/

3 syllables · Stress the third syllable.

to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

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Meanings & examples

verb

to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

Workers reconstructed the bridge after the flood.

Common phrases & grammar

reconstruct a building · reconstruct a bridge

verb

to work out what happened from the information that remains

The police reconstructed the events from the security video.

Common phrases & grammar

reconstruct events · reconstruct the scene

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