assemble
verb
Simple meaning
Create by putting components or members together.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈsɛmbəl
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Definition
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verb
Create by putting components or members together
ergative
To gather as a group.
Get people together
computing
To translate from assembly language to machine code.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Create by putting components or members together
Used this way, assemble is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- foregather , rarer, so it draws attention
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- “We assembled in the church basement.”verb
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A program to convert assembly language into machine language.
The act of gathering something together.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit.
Related words
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A factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product.
More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin
Synonyms
Sense: create by putting components or members together
Antonyms
Sense: create by putting components or members together
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