"constructive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/ Forms: more constructive [comparative], most constructive [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French constructif. Morphologically construct + -ive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*strew-}}, {{uder|en|frm|constructif}} Middle French constructif, {{suffix|en|construct|ive}} construct + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} constructive (comparative more constructive, superlative most constructive)
  1. Relating to or causing construction. Translations (relating to or causing construction): συνθετικός (sunthetikós) (Ancient Greek), կառուցողական (kaṙucʻoġakan) (Armenian), constructivu (Asturian), строи́телен (stroítelen) (Bulgarian), конструкти́вен (konstruktíven) (Bulgarian), constructiu (Catalan), construtivo (Galician), 建設的な (kensetsuteki na) (Japanese), konstruktiv (Norwegian Bokmål), konstruktiv (Norwegian Nynorsk), construtivo (Portuguese), de construcție [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), construcțional [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), строи́тельный (stroítelʹnyj) (Russian), constructivo (Spanish), mapamuo (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-constructive-en-adj-f1q-Ipv1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 30 15 26 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 26 17 25 17 Disambiguation of 'relating to or causing construction': 88 3 4 3 2
  2. Carefully considered and meant to be helpful. Synonyms (carefully considered and meant to be helpful): productive, helpful Translations (carefully considered and meant to be helpful): կառուցողական (kaṙucʻoġakan) (Armenian), constructivu (Asturian), канструкты́ўны (kanstruktýŭny) (Belarusian), конструкти́вен (konstruktíven) (Bulgarian), constructiu (Catalan), konstruktiv (Danish), constructief (Dutch), rakentava (Finnish), constructif (French), construtivo (Galician), konstruktiv (German), konstruktív (Hungarian), costruttivo (Italian), 建設的な (kensetsuteki na) (Japanese), konstruktiv (Norwegian Bokmål), konstruktiv (Norwegian Nynorsk), konstruktywny (Polish), construtivo (Portuguese), constructiv [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), конструкти́вный (konstruktívnyj) (Russian), constructivo (Spanish), konstruktiv (Swedish), mapamuo (Tagalog), конструкти́вний (konstruktývnyj) (Ukrainian), adeiladol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-constructive-en-adj--Z3E7wb2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 30 15 26 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 14 29 19 23 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 26 17 25 17 Disambiguation of 'carefully considered and meant to be helpful': 2 87 4 4 3 Disambiguation of 'carefully considered and meant to be helpful': 2 87 4 4 3
  3. Serving a useful purpose.
    Sense id: en-constructive-en-adj-VuQxgSqE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 30 15 26 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 26 17 25 17
  4. (law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust. Categories (topical): Law Translations (imputed by law): implicite (French), 見做しの (minashi no) (Japanese), 推定上の (suiteijō no) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-constructive-en-adj-hNUgsar7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 30 15 26 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 26 17 25 17 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'imputed by law': 1 2 2 94 2
  5. Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
    Sense id: en-constructive-en-adj-UNRlpkhy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 30 15 26 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 26 17 25 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adjective [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃s.tʁyk.tiv/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-constructive.wav [Canada]
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} constructive
  1. feminine singular of constructif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: constructif
    Sense id: en-constructive-fr-adj-eUUZ4Kf5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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    },
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      "word": "constructive eviction"
    },
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      "word": "constructive force"
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      "word": "constructive fraud"
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      "word": "constructive logic"
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      "word": "constructive malice"
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      "word": "constructive memory"
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      "word": "constructiveness"
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      "word": "constructive notice"
    },
    {
      "word": "constructive treason"
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    },
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    },
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        }
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kaṙucʻoġakan",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "կառուցողական"
    },
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "constructivu"
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      "word": "строи́телен"
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      "word": "конструкти́вен"
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      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "constructiu"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "construtivo"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "sunthetikós",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "συνθετικός"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "建設的な"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "konstruktiv"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "konstruktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "construtivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "de construcție"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
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      "word": "construcțional"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "stroítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "строи́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "constructivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relating to or causing construction",
      "word": "mapamuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kaṙucʻoġakan",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "կառուցողական"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "constructivu"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "kanstruktýŭny",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "канструкты́ўны"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "конструкти́вен"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
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    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "konstruktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "constructief"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "rakentava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "constructif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "construtivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "konstruktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "konstruktív"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "costruttivo"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "建設的な"
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      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "konstruktiv"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "konstruktywny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
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    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "constructiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konstruktívnyj",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "конструкти́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "constructivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "konstruktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "mapamuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "konstruktývnyj",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "конструкти́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "carefully considered and meant to be helpful",
      "word": "adeiladol"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "imputed by law",
      "word": "implicite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "minashi no",
      "sense": "imputed by law",
      "word": "見做しの"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suiteijō no",
      "sense": "imputed by law",
      "word": "推定上の"
    }
  ],
  "word": "constructive"
}

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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "Canada"
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