con·crete

(kŏn-krēt′, kŏng-, kŏn′krēt′, kŏng′-)

adj.

a. Of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular: had the concrete evidence needed to convict.

b. Relating to nouns, such as flower or rain, that denote a material or tangible object or phenomenon.

2. Existing in reality or in real experience; perceptible by the senses; real: concrete objects such as trees.

3. Formed by the coalescence of separate particles or parts into one mass; solid.

4. Made of hard, strong, conglomerate construction material.

n. (kŏn′krēt′, kŏng′-, kŏn-krēt′, kŏng-)

1. A hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate gravel, pebbles, broken stone, or slag in a mortar or cement matrix.

2. A mass formed by the coalescence of particles.

v. (kŏn′krēt′, kŏng′-, kŏn-krēt′, kŏng-) con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing, con·cretes

v.tr.

1. To build, treat, or cover with hard, strong conglomerate construction material.

2. To form into a mass by coalescence or cohesion of particles or parts.

v.intr.

To harden; solidify.

[Middle English concret, from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrēscere, to grow together, harden : com-, com- + crēscere, to grow; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

con·crete′ly adv.

con·crete′ness n.

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Adv.

concretely - in concrete terms; "concretely, this meant that he was broke"

abstractly - in abstract terms

Translations

concretely

[ˈkɒŋkriːtli] adv → concrètementconcrete mixer n → bétonnière f, bétonneuse f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

concretely

adv → konkret; to express something concretely/more concretely → etw konkretisieren/konkreter ausdrücken

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concretely

[ˈkɒnkriːtlɪ] adv → concretamente

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The abstract number, five, I am willing to admit; but, concretely, it has reference to bottles of Brown Stout, without which, in the way of condiment, Welsh rabbit is to be eschewed.

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"Be terse in style, vigorous of phrase, apt, concretely apt, in similitude.

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She grappled with it concretely, making a cat- like leap for the murderer and gripping his neck-cloth with both her hands.

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The rest of us think concretely -- that is, we cannot envision what doesn't already exist.

Is your parish a good friend of the family?

As we spin further and further away from mundane political struggles, there is ever less pressure on the star black voices to engage politics concretely. Instead of analysis of the ways that black people and politics connect with the institutional exercise of power, we get either utterly predictable rehearsals of standard bromides and litanies - reminiscent of a Las Vegas act gone stale ("we need to build coalitions of the oppressed [here include a string of groups] that are multiracial but guard against racism, sexism, homophobia," et cetera, ad nauseam) - or the glib sophistries that fly under the "cultural-politics" flag.

Tokens of the White left

Through deeds, I find my way into the world tangibly, concretely, even painfully.

Dialectic or disarray: do humanists really want a humanist movement?

The message comes through concretely every time rain soaks Joe Robbie Stadium.

Divided the stands: how skyboxes brought snob appeal to sports

Concretely, the author's purpose was to get a more thorough perspective and so she tried to investigate to what extent men's perception of losing power may be a cause of gender violence.

Changes in social roles of men and women may increase gender violence

According to Eurochambres, "This has concretely improved expertise on EU-related issues within the Turkish chamber network, and enhanced the dialogue between EU and Turkish business communities".

EUROCHAMBRES DRAWS BALANCE OF ISTANBUL FORUM