concrete

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Pronunciation

/ˈkɒŋkriːt/(KONG-kreet)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

具体的;实际的(特定而明确的,不抽象的)

Definition

Specific and definite rather than vague or general; real and tangible.

Word family

  • concretely/ˈkɒŋkriːtli/(adv)具体地
  • concreteness/ˈkɒŋkriːtnəs/(n)具体性

Collocations

  • concrete example
  • concrete evidence
  • concrete proposal
  • concrete steps
  • concrete results
  • concrete plan
  • in concrete terms

Examples

  1. 1.The presentation was strong on vision but light on concrete proposals for how to achieve it.
  2. 2.Can you give me a concrete example of what that would look like in practice?

Synonyms

  • specific/spɪˈsɪfɪk/exact; precise
  • tangible/ˈtændʒɪbəl/real; definite
  • definite/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/clearly stated; not uncertain

Etymology

from Latin "concretus" = grown together, solid, from "concrescere" (to grow together)