reconstruct
verbOPAL W
/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reconstruct | /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/ /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/ |
| he / she / it reconstructs | /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkts/ /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkts/ |
| past simple reconstructed | /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/ /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/ |
| past participle reconstructed | /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/ /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/ |
| -ing form reconstructing | /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/ /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/ |
- reconstruct something (from something) to build or make something again that has been damaged or that no longer exists
- Old London Bridge was bought by an American and reconstructed in the US.
- They have tried to reconstruct the settlement as it would have been in Iron Age times.
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1- It is not possible to reconstruct the complete symphony from these manuscript sketches.
- Local historians have reconstructed from contemporary descriptions how the hall may have looked in 1300.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- partially
- carefully
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- be possible to
- …
- from
- an attempt to reconstruct something
- reconstruct something to be able to describe or show exactly how a past event happened, using the information you have gathered
- Investigators are trying to reconstruct the circumstances of the crash.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- partially
- carefully
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- be possible to
- …
- from
- an attempt to reconstruct something