concrete

English

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Etymology

From Latin concretus, past participle of concrescere (com- + crescere).

Pronunciation

Adjective

concrete (comparative more concrete, superlative most concrete)

  1. Particular, perceivable, real.
    Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists.
    • 2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, Guardian:
      Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients.
  2. Not abstract.
    Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t.
  3. Made of concrete building material.
    The office building had concrete flower boxes out front.

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Antonyms

Translations

particular, perceivable, real
not abstract
made of concrete
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Noun

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  1. A building material created by mixing Portland cement, water, and aggregate including gravel and sand.
    The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.
  2. A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles.
    • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, p. 26:
      "...upon the suppos’d Analysis made by the fire, of the former sort of Concretes, there are wont to emerge Bodies resembling those which they take for the Elements...
  3. (US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
    • 2010, June Naylor, Judy Wiley, Insiders' Guide to Dallas and Fort Worth (page 54)
      Besides cones, Curley's serves sundaes, and concretes—custard with all sorts of yummy goodness blended in, like pecans, caramel, almonds, […]
    • John Lutz, Diamond Eyes (page 170)
      When Nudger and Claudia were finished eating they drove to the Ted Drewes frozen custard stand on Chippewa and stood in line for a couple of chocolate chip concretes.

Translations

building material

Derived terms

See also

Verb

concrete (third-person singular simple present concretes, present participle concreting, simple past and past participle concreted)

  1. To cover with or encase in concrete; often constructed as concrete over.
    I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.
  2. To solidify.
    Josie’s plans began concreting once she fixed a date for the wedding.

Translations

cover with concrete
solidify

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb "concrete"
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Dutch

Adjective

concrete

  1. the inflected formFAQ of concreet

Anagrams

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Italian

Adjective

concrete pl

  1. feminine form of concreto
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Latin

Participle

concrēte

  1. vocative masculine singular of concrētus
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Spanish

Verb

concrete (infinitive concretar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of concretar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of concretar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of concretar.
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