(concrete) I went to the post office. (and am there now, unidirectional)
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concrete — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solid ▪ bare ▪ a floor made of bare concrete ▪ fresh, wet ▪ precast … Collocations dictionary
concrete — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing in a material or physical form; not abstract. 2) specific; definite: concrete proof. ► NOUN ▪ a building material made from gravel, sand, cement, and water, hardening when dry into a stone like mass. ► VERB ▪ cover or fix… … English terms dictionary
concrete — /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… …
concrete — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concretus, from past participle of concrescere Date: 14th century 1. naming a real thing or class of things < the word poem is concrete, poetry is abstract > 2. formed by coalition of particles… … New Collegiate Dictionary
concrete — [[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… … English dictionary
concrete — 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
concrete — 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.… … English dictionary
concrete*/ — [ˈkɒŋkriːt] adj I 1) made of concrete 2) based on facts concrete evidence[/ex] II noun [U] concrete [ˈkɒŋkriːt] a hard substance used in building that is made by mixing CEMENT, sand, small stones, and water III verb [T] concrete [ˈkɒŋkriːt];… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Verb — This article is about the part of speech. For the physical activity program, see VERB (program). For English usage of verbs, see English verbs. Verbs redirects here. For the Christian gospel rapper, see Verbs (rapper). Examples I washed the car… … Wikipedia
concrete — 1. adjective /ˈkɒŋkriːt,ˈkɑːnkriːt/ a) Particular, perceivable, real. Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists. b) Not abstract. Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if… … Wiktionary
