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English

Etymology

From bilden < byldan.


Pronunciation

  • IPA: /bɪld/
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-build.ogg



Homophones


Verb

{{en-verb|builds|building|built, or archaic, builded}}

  1. to form by combining materials or parts
  2. to develop or give form to according to a plan or process
  3. to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to
  4. to establish a basis for
  5. to form by combining materials or parts
  6. to develop in magnitude or extent


Synonyms


Antonyms


Derived terms


Translations

  • Arabic: يبني (yabne)
  • Czech:
  • Danish:
  • Dutch:
  • Estonian: ehitama
  • Ewe: tu
  • Finnish:
  • French: ,
  • German:
  • Hebrew: {{t-|he|לבנות|sc=Hebr}}
  • Ido: konstruktar
  • Indonesian: {{t-|id|bangun|alt=membangun|xs=Indonesian}}, {{t-|id|diri|alt=mendirikan|xs=Indonesian}}
  • Irish: {{t-|ga|tóg|xs=Irish}}
  • Swedish: , ,

Noun

  1. The physique of an animal's body; the constitution of an animal's body with respect to its skeleton and muscles
  2. : Rugby players are of sturdy build.
  3. any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users


Translations

  • Swedish: {{t+|sv|build|c}}

Category:English irregular verbs

zh-min-nan:build de:build el:build fr:build gl:build ko:build hy:build io:build id:build it:build kk:build ku:build la:build li:build hu:build nl:build ja:build pl:build pt:build ru:build simple:build fi:build sv:build ta:build te:build vi:build uk:build zh:build

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English

Noun


Synonyms

body - * figure - * frame - * conformation - * constitution - * habitus - * physique - * shape - * |}

Antonyms

demolish - * tear down - * |}

Verb


Synonyms

assemble - * bring about - * compile - * compose - * contrive - * erect - * evolve - * manufacture - * |}

Antonyms

demolish - * destroy - * dismantle - * disassemble - * knock down - * raze - * |}

Verb


Synonyms

base - * begin - * constitute - * establish - * formulate - * found - * set up - * start - * inaugurate - * |}

Antonyms

overturn - * ruin - * |}

Verb


Synonyms

accelerate - * amplify - * aggrandize - * augment - * boost - * compound - * devolop - * enlarge - * expand - * extend - * heighten - * improve - * intensify - * magnify - * escalate - * |}

Antonyms

decelerate - * decrease - * |}

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Build \Build\ (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built (b[i^]lt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p.
Builded is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to
build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol
small farm, OSw. bol, b["o]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of
Icel. b[=u]a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]

Nor aught availed him now
To have built in heaven high towers. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or
produce by using appropriate means.
[1913 Webster]

Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]

3. 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.
[1913 Webster]

I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,
which is able to build you up. --Acts xx. 32.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Build \Build\ (b[i^]ld), v. i.
1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of
building.
[1913 Webster]

2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Build \Build\, n.
Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the
build of a ship; a great build on a man.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet build
n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: physique, body-build,
habitus]
2: 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" [syn: human body,
physical body, material body, soma, figure, physique,
anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]
v 1: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made
his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an
electric brassiere warmer" [syn: construct, make]
2: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's
plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the
Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: build up, work up, progress]
3: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
[syn: establish]
4: improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
5: order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The
government is building new schools in this state"
6: give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation";
"build a million-dollar business"
7: be engaged in building; "These architects build in
interesting and new styles"
8: found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused
person's reputation"
9: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up
confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {build
up}, work up, ramp up]
10: develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the
beginning of the opera"
[also: built]
Moby Dictionary
Platonic form , Platonic idea , add to , aesthetic form , aggrandize ,
amplify , anatomy , archetype , architectonics , architecture ,
arrangement , art form , assemble , augment , base , bloat , blow up ,
bod , body , body-build , boost , broaden , build in , build up ,
building , bulk , bulk out , cast , combine , compose , composition ,
compound , concoct , configuration , conformation , consist of ,
constitute , constitution , construct , construction , create ,
creation , crescendo , cut , develop , devise , dilate , distend ,
elaborate , embody , enlarge , enter into , erect , establish , evolve ,
exalt , expand , extend , extrude , fabric , fabricate , fabrication ,
fashion , fashioning , fatten , figuration , figure , fill out , fix ,
forge , forging , form , format , formation , formulate , found , frame ,
fudge together , genre , get up , getup , go into , ground , habit ,
heighten , hike , hike up , huff , impression , incorporate , increase ,
indite , inflate , inner form , install , intensify , invest , jack up ,
join , jump up , lay the foundation , layout , lengthen , magnify , make ,
make up , makeup , making , manufacture , matrix , mature , maximize ,
merge in , mix , modality , mode , model , mold , molding , mount ,
multiply , organic structure , organism , organization , organize ,
parlay , patch together , pattern , patterning , person , physique ,
piece together , pitch , plan , plant , prefabricate , prepare , produce ,
production , prototype , puff , puff up , pump , pump up , put in ,
put together , put up , pyramid , raise , rarefy , rear , rise , run up ,
seat , set , set up , setup , shape , shaping , significant form , stamp ,
strengthen , stretch , structure , structuring , style , sufflate ,
swell , synthesize , tectonics , texture , thicken , throw up , tissue ,
turn , type , unite in , up , uprear , upsurge , vest , warp and woof ,
wax , weave , web , whomp up , widen , write


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