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Concretely

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Adverb

1. concretely

in concrete terms

Example Sentences:
'concretely, this meant that he was broke'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Concretely

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noun
1. 
a. 
a construction material made of a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water that hardens to a stonelike mass
b. 
(as modifier)
a concrete slab
2. physics
a rigid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles
adjective
3. 
relating to a particular instance or object; specific as opposed to general
a concrete example
4. 
a. 
relating to or characteristic of things capable of being perceived by the senses, as opposed to abstractions
b. 
(as noun)
the concrete
5. 
formed by the coalescence of particles; condensed; solid
verb
6. (transitive)
to construct in or cover with concrete
7. (kənˈkriːt)
to become or cause to become solid; coalesce

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Concretely

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adjective
1. 
formed into a solid mass; coalesced
2. 
having a material, perceptible existence; of, belonging to, or characterized by things or events that can be perceived by the senses; real; actual
3. 
referring to a particular; specific, not general or abstract
4. 
made of concrete
5.  Grammar
designating a thing or class of things that can be perceived by the senses
a concrete noun
see also abstract
noun
6. 
a concrete thing, condition, idea, etc.
7. 
a hard, compact building material formed when a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water dries: used in making bridges, road surfaces, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: conˈcreted or conˈcreting
8. 
to form into a mass; solidify
9. 
to make of, or cover with, concrete
verb intransitive
10. 
to solidify

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Concretely

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adj.
1.
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. (kŏnkrēt′, 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. (kŏnkrēt′, 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.

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