concrete
adjective /ˈkɒŋkriːt/
/ˈkɑːnkriːt/
- made of concrete
- a concrete floor
- /ˈkɒŋkriːt//kɑːnˈkriːt/based on facts, not on ideas or guesses
- concrete evidence/proposals/proof
- ‘It's only a suspicion,’ she said, ‘nothing concrete.’
- It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1- By the end of the meeting some fairly concrete proposals had been put forward.
- This is an urban tragedy that needs concrete action, not just concern.
- /ˈkɒŋkriːt//kɑːnˈkriːt/a concrete object is one that you can see and feel
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘solidified’): from French concret or Latin concretus, past participle of concrescere ‘grow together’. The noun sense ‘building material’ dates from the mid 19th cent.