erect

«erect» in Mova's school dictionary: to build it or put it up, like a tent, a fence or a statue — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (erect, erects, erected, erecting); adjective (erect)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To erect something is to build it or put it up, like a tent, a fence or a statue. tree →

2) (formal) Erect means standing straight up, upright. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal texts, signs and history: "A statue was erected in the square". In stories and science: an erect posture, erect ears on a dog. Everyday words: put up, build, upright. Phrases: erect a tent, erect a monument, stand erect.

examples

• Workers erected a new fence around the field. tree →
• We erected our tent before dark. tree →
• A statue was erected in the park. tree →
• The soldier stood erect. tree →
• The dog's ears were erect when it heard a noise. tree →
• The council will erect a sign near the school. tree →
• Hold your back erect when you sit. tree →
• The scaffolding was erected in one day. tree →
• A monument was also erected over his grave. tree →

note

Formal. Regular verb: erected. Noun: erection (building something; in body words it has an adult meaning, so "putting up" is often a safer choice). Opposite: dismantle, take down.

In the corpora

• And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «erect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.