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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : ih-rekt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛkt



Definition of erect

Origin :
  • late 14c., "upright, not bending," from Latin erectus "upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused," past participle of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (see regal).
  • adj straight up
  • verb build; establish
Example sentences :
  • It is contemplated to erect a monument, by subscription, to Mr. Fessenden's memory.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • She stood a little drooping and shaken, where for a moment she had been erect and tensed.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • There entered the erect, heavy figure of the man whom Mary had hated through the years.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The little squirrel had squeaked his gladness, and, tail erect, had darted into the grass.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He was erect, pale and handsome, and his words came without a quiver.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • She turned away from them, erect in her decision, and went up the path.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Mr Dorrit could erect no—hum—suspicion of that kind on Mr Gowan's frankness.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • The Chief Butler, erect and calm, replied in these memorable words.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • She will erect a monument to him in her charming jardin Anglois.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I must go erect and only at the speed of some ordinary official errand.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

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