Erect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

construct, build, or erect

cause to rise up

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈɛkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈɛkt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈɛkt/.

Examples

Raise a barn
an erect stature
erect flower stalks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

set up tumid upright put up vertical rear raise

Antonyms

level unerect

Parts of Speech

verb	construct, build, or erect “Raise a barn”
verb	cause to rise up
adjective	upright in position or posture “an erect stature”
adjective	of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

Word Forms

erection	noun	a structure that has been erected
erecting	noun	the act of building or putting up
erectness	noun	position at right angles to the horizon
vertical	noun	a vertical structural member as a post or stake
verticalness	noun	position at right angles to the horizon
uprightness	noun	the property of being upright in posture
tumidness	noun	slight swelling of an organ or part
tumidity	noun	slight swelling of an organ or part

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufrecht

konstruieren, bauen oder errichten

🇫🇷French

ériger

construire, construire ou ériger

🇪🇸Spanish

erguido

construir, edificar o erigir

🇮🇹Italian

eretto

costruire, edificare o erigere

🇳🇱Dutch

rechtopstaand

bouwen, bouwen of oprichten

🇵🇹Portuguese

ereto

construir, construir ou erguer

🇷🇺Russian

возводить

построить, соорудить или возвести

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खड़ा करना

निर्माण, निर्माण, या खड़ा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

খাড়া

নির্মাণ, নির্মাণ, বা খাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

நிமிர்ந்த

கட்டமைத்தல், கட்டமைத்தல் அல்லது நிமிர்த்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిటారుగా

నిర్మించడం, నిర్మించడం లేదా నిలబెట్టడం

🇮🇳Marathi

ताठ

बांधणे, बांधणे किंवा उभे करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટટ્ટાર

બાંધો, બાંધો અથવા ટટ્ટાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ

ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿ, ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുത്തനെയുള്ള

നിർമ്മിക്കുക, നിർമ്മിക്കുക, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੜਾ

ਬਣਾਓ, ਬਣਾਓ, ਜਾਂ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھڑا

تعمیر، تعمیر، یا کھڑا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直立

建造、建造或竖立

🇯🇵Japanese

直立

建設する、構築する、または建てる

🇰🇷Korean

세우다

건축하다, 짓다, 세우다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dựng lên

xây dựng, xây dựng hoặc dựng lên

🇹🇭Thai

ตั้งตรง

สร้าง สร้าง หรือสร้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tegak

membangun, membangun, atau mendirikan

🇵🇭Filipino

magtayo

bumuo, bumuo, o magtayo

🇲🇾Malay

tegak

membina, membina, atau mendirikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتصب

يبني أو يبني أو يشيد

🇮🇷Persian

ایستاده

ساختن، ساختن یا برپا کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

dik

inşa etmek, inşa etmek veya dikmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָקוּף

לבנות, לבנות או להקים

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