The meaning of ERECT is vertical in position; also : not spread out or decumbent. How to use erect in a sentence.

ERECT definition: upright in position or posture. See examples of erect used in a sentence.

erect adjective (VERTICAL) in a straight vertical position, or standing up or out from a surface or body: erect posture (Definition of erect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © …

Dec 2, 2025 · erect (third-person singular simple present erects, present participle erecting, simple past and past participle erected) (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of …

If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it.

Definition of erect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an erect leaf or ovule. Heraldry (of a charge) represented palewise: a sword erect. (of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright: a …

1. Being in a vertical, upright position: an erect lily stalk; an erect posture. 2. Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition, especially as the result of sexual stimulation.

ERECT meaning: 1 : straight up and down; 2 : in a state of erection because of sexual excitement swollen and stiff

Erect means "build" or "upright." If you erect a house, you build it. If you stand erect, you hold your body as tall as possible. Erect comes from the Latin word erectus, meaning “upright, elevated, …