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31build — [[t]bɪ̱ld[/t]] ♦ builds, building, built 1) VERB If you build something, you make it by joining things together. [V n] Developers are now proposing to build a hotel on the site... [V n] The house was built in the early 19th century …
32build — 1 /bIld/ verb past tense and past participle built /bIlt/ 1 MAKE STH (I, T) to make something, especially a building or something large: Are they going to build on this land? | build sb sth: Nick said he d build us a fitted wardrobe. 2 MAKE STH… …
33build — I UK [bɪld] / US verb Word forms build : present tense I/you/we/they build he/she/it builds present participle building past tense built UK [bɪlt] / US past participle built *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make a building or other large… …
34build — [c]/bɪld / (say bild) verb (built or, Archaic, builded, building) –verb (t) 1. to construct (something relatively complex) by assembling and combining parts: build a house; build an empire. 2. to establish, increase, and strengthen: to build a… …
35build up — verb 1. enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages (Freq. 7) build up your savings • Derivationally related forms: ↑buildup • Hypernyms: ↑increase • Verb Frames: Somebody s some …
36build*/*/*/ — [bɪld] (past tense and past participle built [bɪlt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to make a building or other large structure by putting its parts together Do you know when this house was built?[/ex] They re building a new bridge over the river.[/ex] The… …
37build — buildable, adj. /bild/, v., built or (Archaic) builded; building; n. v.t. 1. to construct (esp. something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house. 2. to establish, increase, or strengthen (often fol. by up): to… …
38build up — phrasal verb Word forms build up : present tense I/you/we/they build up he/she/it builds up present participle building up past tense built up past participle built up 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as build I, 3) Don t allow resentment to… …
39build — I n. figure a heavy; slight; slim; stocky; sturdy build II v. 1) (C) they built a new library for us; or: they built us a new library 2) (D; tr.) to build into (he built cupboards into the walls) 3) (D; tr.) to build on (to build a relationship… …
40build on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms build on : present tense I/you/we/they build on he/she/it builds on present participle building on past tense built on past participle built on 1) build on or build onto build something on/onto something to… …
