What part of speech is constructing?

Constructing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. constructing is a verb, gerund of construct (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does constructing mean?

Definitions

Verb

construct - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
construct - create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
construct - create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
construct - put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"
construct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"

Examples of constructing

#   Sentence  
1. verb At the time of his arrest, the suspect was allegedly involved in constructing a "submarine" in a shipyard on the island of Sirae near Phuket on the Andaman Sea coast.
2. verb These workmen are constructing a road.
3. verb The boy was engrossed in constructing a model plane.
4. verb They're constructing a bridge over the river.
5. verb The workers stopped short of constructing that building because they didn't have enough money to finish it.
6. verb Yesterday, we finished constructing the new stage.
7. verb The Algerian government is constructing a new capital city.
8. verb Algeria is constructing a new capital.
9. verb Gradlon was a prudent prince, and defended his capital of Ys from the invasions of the sea by constructing an immense basin to receive the overflow of the water at high tide.
10. verb Workmen used both Swedish feet and Amsterdam feet when constructing the ship.
11. verb Algeria is constructing an enormous mine in Tebessa.
12. verb Algeria is constructing multiple railroad lines.
13. verb Algeria is constructing new railroad lines.
14. verb A group of students were constructing an orthopaedic hand using a 3D printer.
15. verb Algeria is constructing a tree wall known as the Green Dam.
Sentence  
verb
At the time of his arrest, the suspect was allegedly involved in constructing a "submarine" in a shipyard on the island of Sirae near Phuket on the Andaman Sea coast.
These workmen are constructing a road.
The boy was engrossed in constructing a model plane.
They're constructing a bridge over the river.
The workers stopped short of constructing that building because they didn't have enough money to finish it.
Yesterday, we finished constructing the new stage.
The Algerian government is constructing a new capital city.
Algeria is constructing a new capital.
Gradlon was a prudent prince, and defended his capital of Ys from the invasions of the sea by constructing an immense basin to receive the overflow of the water at high tide.
Workmen used both Swedish feet and Amsterdam feet when constructing the ship.
Algeria is constructing an enormous mine in Tebessa.
Algeria is constructing multiple railroad lines.
Algeria is constructing new railroad lines.
A group of students were constructing an orthopaedic hand using a 3D printer.
Algeria is constructing a tree wall known as the Green Dam.

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