reconstructing

/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/ /rɪkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/

Meanings

verb

To construct again; to restore.

Examples :

"After the earthquake, the community is reconstructing the damaged school building. "

verb

To attempt to understand an event by recreating or talking through the circumstances.

Examples :

"The detectives are reconstructing the crime scene by walking through the events with the witness, hoping to understand exactly what happened. "

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Related Words

damaged verb

/ˈdæmɪdʒd/

To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

"Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them."

attempt noun

/əˈtɛmpt/

The action of trying at something.

"It was worth the attempt."

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

happened verb

/ˈhæpənd/

To occur or take place.

"Let me tell you how it happened."

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

restore noun

/ɹɪˈstɔː/ /ɹɪˈstɔɹ/

The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

"We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed."

construct noun

/ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/ /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/

Something constructed from parts.

"Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming."

circumstances noun

/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/ /ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

""Because of unforeseen circumstances, the school trip was cancelled." "

detectives noun

/dɪˈtɛktɪvz/

(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.

"The detectives arrived at the scene to investigate the robbery. "

recreating verb

/ˌriː.kriˈeɪ.tɪŋ/ /ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪŋ/

To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.

"Taking a long walk in the park is recreating my energy after a tiring day at work. "

earthquake noun

/ˈɜːθkweɪk/ /ˈɝθkweɪk/

A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

"The earthquake shook the school building during recess, causing some minor damage. "