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- Dictionaryerect/ɪˈrɛkt/
adjective
- 1. rigidly upright or straight: "she stood erect with her arms by her sides" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure): "the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ɪˈrekt / us / ɪˈrekt / in a position with your back and neck straight and vertical: He's very tall and erect for his 78 years. stand erect In our first one or two years of life we develop the balance to be able to stand erect. walk erect He said the creatures were walking erect, like people. in a straight, vertical position:
The meaning of ERECT is vertical in position; also : not spread out or decumbent. How to use erect in a sentence.
1. verb. If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it. [formal] Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building.
to build a building, wall, or other structure: The war memorial was erected in 1950. The soldiers had erected barricades to protect themselves. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to build something. build The house was built in the 1950s. construct The company wants to construct a 175-mile pipeline.
erect (formal) to build something; to put something in position and make it stand upright: Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back. put something up to build something or place something somewhere: They’re putting up new hotels in order to boost tourism in the area. Patterns. to build/ construct/ erect/ put up a house/ wall
Erect means "build" or "upright." If you erect a house, you build it. If you stand erect, you hold your body as tall as possible. Erect comes from the Latin word erectus, meaning “upright, elevated, lofty” or “eager, alert, aroused.”
ERECT definition: 1. straight and standing up: 2. to build or put up a structure: . Learn more.
1. To construct by assembling: erect a skyscraper. 2. To raise to a rigid or upright condition. 3. To fix in an upright position. 4. To set up; establish: erect a dynasty. 5. Mathematics To construct (a perpendicular, for example) from or on a given base.
erect (formal) to build something; to put something in position and make it stand upright: Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back. put something up to build something or place something somewhere: I put up a fence so that my dog would have somewhere to exercise.
If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it. Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building. The building was erected in 1900-1901. If you erect a system, a theory, or an institution, you create it.
