erect

adjectiveverbB2 · Upper-intermediate

Build something, or standing straight and tall.

Meanings of «erect»

1 · adjective

standing straight and tall

The soldier stood erect during the long ceremony.

2 · verb

to build or put up something

Workers will erect a new bridge across the river.

Similar: build construct put up

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The difference between similar words

to put things together to make something

buildthe everyday word, for houses and many other thingsThey built a house near the lake.

constructformalformal; build something big, like a bridge or roadWorkers constructed a new bridge over the river.

assembleput the separate parts of something togetherHe assembled the bookcase in an hour.

erectformalformal; put up something tall, like a statueThe town erected a statue of the old king.

going straight up and down

verticalgoing straight up and down, not acrossDraw a vertical line on the page.

uprightin a straight, standing positionPlease keep your seat in an upright position.

erectformalstraight and standing upThe soldier stood erect in front of the flag.

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