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Definition of 'Build'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) build
to construct (esp. something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials.

2.  build
to establish, increase, or strengthen (often fol. by up):
to build a business.

3.  build
to mold, form, or create:
to build boys into men.

4.  build
to base; found:
a relationship built on trust.

5. (v.i.) build
to engage in the art, practice, or business of building.

6.  build
to form or construct a plan, system of thought, etc. (usu. fol. by on or upon):
to build on the philosophies of the past.

7.  build
to increase or develop in intensity, tempo, etc. (often fol. by up):
The drama builds to a climax.

8.  build
build in or into, to build or incorporate as part of something else:
an allowance for travel built into the budget.

9.  build
build up,

10.  build
to develop or increase.

11.  build
to improve the strength or health of.

12.  build
to prepare in stages.

13.  build
to fill up with houses.

14.  build
to praise or promote.

15. (n.) build
the physical structure, esp. of a person; physique:
a strong build.

16.  build
the manner or form of construction.

Etymology: (bef. 1150; ME bilden, OE byldan)

Definition of 'Build'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) physique, build, body-build, habitus
constitution of the human body

2. (verb) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
alternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

3. (verb) construct, build, make
make by combining materials and parts
"this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

4. (verb) build up, work up, build, progress
form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

5. (verb) build, establish
build or establish something abstract
"build a reputation"

6. (verb) build
improve the cleansing action of
"build detergents"

7. (verb) build
order, supervise, or finance the construction of
"The government is building new schools in this state"

8. (verb) build
give form to, according to a plan
"build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"

9. (verb) build
be engaged in building
"These architects build in interesting and new styles"

10. (verb) build
found or ground
"build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

11. (verb) build up, work up, build, ramp up
bolster or strengthen
"We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

12. (verb) build
develop and grow
"Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

Definition of 'Build'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) build
to make a building or a structure
to build a house/an extension; to build a bridge/tower; a house built entirely of/from recycled materials

2. build
to gradually increase
Stress levels had been building for months.; to build stocks of raw materials

3. build
to create over a long period
to build a business/relationship

Definition of 'Build'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Build
form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship

2. (verb) Build
to erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise

3. (verb) Build
to raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means

4. (verb) Build
to increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution

5. (verb) Build
to exercise the art, or practice the business, of building

6. (verb) Build
to rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others

Translation of 'Build'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to form or construct from parts build a house/railway/bookcase.
Afrikaans: bou	Arabic: يَبْني	Bulgarian: градя
Brazilian: construir	Czech: stavět, budovat	German: bauen
Danish: bygge	Greek: χτίζω, κατασκευάζω	Spanish: construir
Estonian: ehitama	Farsi: ساختن	Finnish: rakentaa
French: bâtir, construire	Hebrew: לִבְנוֹת	Hindi: बनाना
Croatian: sagraditi	Hungarian: épít	Indonesian: membangun
Italian: costruire	Japanese: 建てる	Korean: 세우다, 짓다
Lithuanian: statyti	Latvian: celt; būvēt; montēt	Malay: bina
Dutch: bouwen, aanleggen	Norwegian: bygge, anlegge, oppføre,	Polish: budować
Persian: ساختن	Pashto: جوړول	Portuguese: construir
Romanian: a construi, a clădi	Russian: строить	Slovak: stavať, budovať
Slovenian: (z)graditi	Serbian: graditi	Swedish: bygga
Thai: สร้าง	Turkish: inşa etmek, yapmak	Taiwanese: 建蓋
Ukrainian: будувати; споруджувати	Urdu: تعمیر کرنا	Vietnamese: xây dựng
Chinese: 建造，建筑
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