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verb | adjective erecterect1 /ɪˈrɛkt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] formal VERB TABLEerect |
| Present | I, you, we, they | erect | | he, she, it | erects | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | erected | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have erected | | he, she, it | has erected | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had erected | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will erect | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have erected |
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| Present | I | am erecting | | he, she, it | is erecting | | you, we, they | are erecting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was erecting | | you, we, they | were erecting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been erecting | | he, she, it | has been erecting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been erecting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be erecting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been erecting |
► erect barriers/obstacles etc. His policy would erect trade barriers to protect American jobs. THESAURUSmake something► build to make something, especially a building or something large: Airport planners want to build another runway. A small bird had built a nest in the tree. ► construct formal to build something large such as a building, bridge, etc.: There are plans to construct a new library. ► put up informal to build something, especially a structure such as a wall, fence, or building: They’re putting up a new mosque in the center of town. ► erect formal to build a large or important structure or building: A new cathedral was erected two years after the fire. ► assemble to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together: We have to assemble the desk ourselves. 1to build a building, wall, statue, etc.: A monument will be erected in the firefighters’ honor.► see thesaurus at build12to attach all the pieces of something together, and put it in an upright position SYN put up: The tents for the fair were erected overnight.3to establish something such as a system or institution: erect barriers/obstacles etc. His policy would erect trade barriers to protect American jobs. verb | adjective erecterect2 adjective ETYMOLOGYerect2Origin: 1300-1400 Latin erectus, past participle of erigere to erect ► stand/sit erect The 8-year-olds sat erect at their desks. 1in a straight upright position: stand/sit erect The 8-year-olds sat erect at their desks.2science, biology an erect penis or nipple is stiff and bigger than it usually is, usually because of sexual excitement [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin erectus, past participle of erigere to erect]—erectly adverb—erectness noun [uncountable] |