concrete

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːnkriːt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒŋkriːt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
adjective
B2

made from concrete material

The concrete sidewalk was smooth and gray.

C1

real and based on facts, not ideas

We need concrete evidence before making a decision.

R

something you can see and touch

A book is a concrete object you can hold.

noun
R

a hard building material made from cement, sand, and stones

The workers poured fresh concrete for the foundation.

verb
R

to cover with concrete

They decided to concrete the backyard to make a patio.

translation

adj. made from concrete material; real and based on facts, not ideas; something you can see and touch
n. a hard building material made from cement, sand, and stones
v. to cover with concrete

Word Forms

Progressive concreting
Past concreted
3rd Present concretes
Perfect concreted
Plural concretes