concrete
Bridgezipf 4.44Pronunciation
/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.The presentation was strong on vision but light on concrete proposals for how to achieve it.
- 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)