Concrete

  • 21concrete — 01. A little boy at school cut his head when he fell and hit it on a [concrete] tunnel they were playing in. 02. In general, our roads are made from asphalt, and the sidewalks are [concrete]. 03. The posts for the playground equipment have to be… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22concrete — [[t]kɒ̱ŋkriːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ concretes, concreting, concreted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water. The posts have to be set in concrete... They had lain… …

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  • 23concrete — con|crete1 [ kaŋ,krit ] adjective ** 1. ) based on facts and information: Do you have any concrete evidence to support these allegations? Let me give you a concrete example of what I mean. a ) practical: Some fairly concrete proposals were put… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24concrete — I UK [ˈkɒŋkriːt] / US [ˈkɑŋˌkrɪt] adjective ** 1) made of concrete ugly concrete tower blocks 2) a) based on facts and information Do you have any concrete evidence to support these allegations? Let me give you a concrete example of what I mean.… …

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  • 25concrete — /ˈkɒnkrit / (say konkreet), /ˈkɒŋ / (say kong ) adjective 1. constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete example. 2. relating to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular as opposed to… …

  • 26concrete — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a existing in a material form; real. b specific, definite (concrete evidence; a concrete proposal). 2 Gram. (of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action. n. (often attrib.) a… …

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  • 27concrete — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solid ▪ bare ▪ a floor made of bare concrete ▪ fresh, wet ▪ precast …

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  • 28concrete — con|crete1 S3 [ˈkɔŋkri:t US ka:nˈkri:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: concretus, past participle of concrescere to grow together , from com ( COM ) + crescere to grow ] 1.) made of concrete ▪ a concrete floor 2.) definite and specific… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29concrete — con•crete [[t]ˈkɒn krit, ˈkɒŋ , kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ [/t]] adj. n. v. cret•ed, cret•ing 1) constituting an actual thing or instance; real; perceptible; substantial: concrete proof[/ex] 2) pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30concrète — ● concret, concrète adjectif (latin concretus, de concrescere, s épaissir) Par opposition à abstrait, qui est directement perceptible par les sens ; palpable, tangible, matériel : Un objet concret. Par opposition à hypothétique ou à théorique,… …

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