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build English

Meaning build meaning

What does build mean?
Definitions in simple English

build Verb

— If you build something, you make it out of pieces of other things. I built the house with wood and stone. When the old bridge was built, the cars were slower. It's not easy to find the people who build bombs. We drove down the newly built roads. — If you build something, you make it bigger, stronger, or better. This is a new idea that others can build upon. This plan gives us a foundation on which to build better, long-term water-sharing agreements. Baseball players drink milk to build muscles. The school is building a reputation for good teaching.

build Noun

— Your build is the shape of your body. He was a man of medium build with short hair. — A build is a version of a computer program. I downloaded the latest build last night to test it.

build

— verb (= construct, make) make by combining materials and parts this little pig made his house out of straw Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer — verb (= build up) form or accumulate steadily Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border — verb (= establish) build or establish something abstract build a reputation — noun (= physique) constitution of the human body — verb improve the cleansing action of build detergents — verb develop and grow Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera — verb be engaged in building These architects build in interesting and new styles — verb give form to, according to a plan build a modern nation build a million-dollar business — verb order, supervise, or finance the construction of The government is building new schools in this state — verb found or ground build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation — verb (= build up, work up, ramp up) bolster or strengthen We worked up courage build up confidence ramp up security in the airports — noun (= human body, physique, 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

Synonyms build synonyms

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build English » English

construct make erect create form establish physique shape figure set up build up frame raise structure put up produce assemble manufacture stature put together found construction work up invent install formation fabricate constitution body do cook building work repair ramp up progress prepare originate lay habitus devise develop design compose body-build appearance tie up throw summation soma

Topics build topics

What do people use build to talk about?
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Cloud
Person

Body
Work and occupation

Working with buildings
Grammar General words Do

Make
Work and occupation Working with buildings Infrastructure

Road
States Quantity More

Increase
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Self-esteem
Social behavior Relationships

Friend
Daily life Fire

Light a fire
Daily life Fire

Tend a fire
Work and occupation Working with buildings Parts of a building

Foundation
Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Add to something

Conjugation build conjugation

How do you conjugate build?

build · verb

Examples build examples

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Simple sentences

It has taken forty-six years to build this temple.
Birds build nests.
How much will it cost to build?
This house needs so many repairs, it would be easier to tear it down and build a new one.
We're going to build a wall.
I can build your dog a doghouse if you want me to.
Swallows build their nests from clay.
It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.
Our policy is to build for the future, not the past.
Our company is planning to build a new chemical plant in Russia.
It took many years to build it.
It took ten years to build the amusement park.
I suggest that we should build a new factory there.
Those birds build their nests in the summer and fly to the south in the winter.
We made much effort to build the boat.
People build houses, dams, bridges, ships and so on.
The teachers could not decide where to build the new schoolhouse.
Sadako's friends wanted to build a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atomic bomb.
He and I are pretty much the same build.
You must build up your courage.
We build and maintain relationships with others.
It took them two years to build the house.
To begin with, you must build up your body.
First you have to build up your vocabulary.

Movie subtitles

He resolved to build a new and more spectacular capital to the north, in Beijing.
By contrast, it took the founder of the Ming dynasty 21 years to build a wall more than 20 miles long around his capital city, Nanjing.
Took them how long to build a fire?
Plus, uh, we're gonna be growing our own herbs in the greenhouse we're gonna build up on the roof.
The way I see it, you either burn it down or you build it up!
Ray Neilson, Neil Bloom and two others of similar height and build.
It's far better that you rest at home and try to build your strength up.
A light snack in the first stages of labour can actually help build up some energy.
So I don't want to build it up too much, but I do have something really, really important that I have to tell you.
The combatants of the two opposite factions ceased all hostilities instantly, and went on to build a formidable defensive perimeter in a perfect circle of 30 kilometers around the plateau located right in the middle of Daskasan.
Calypso, by will of the gods, advises Ulysses to build a raft to return home.
Spiridonov spent his evenings at his friend's place, working with him to build a spaceship to fly to Mars.
Now, over here on this site we're gonna build an eye and ear hospital.
They're gonna build a tunnel there in the morning.
After the war, Oort immediately wanted to build a large telescope, with a diameter of 25 meter.
We Saint-Simonians, who follow the teachings of our master, the late Count of Saint-Simon, a remarkable economist and philosopher, want to build a new society based on progress.
He's going to Egypt with Father Enfantin to build a canal linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. A canal?
Our role is to build factories, roads and railroads.
Arabs weren't made to sow wheat and build cities.
We'll build it instead of destroy it.
We're trying to build trust with tribes loyal to our country but the encampment policy, which was adopted against the army's advice and gave you land that belonged to the Arabs, is turning the tribes against us and undermining our work.
I. build.
I build railroads and roads, dig the ground, plant trees.
We build.
You won't build anything without the Algerians.
The current director, who was also the founder, was able to build it in a single generation. But strangely, no one has actually seen the director lately.
I'd like to build up my war chest a little.
So I don't want to build it up too much, but I do have something really, really important that I have to tell you. - Yeah?
As soon as they throw enough stones, we're gonna build a station.
Trouble is, it takes quite a few hours to build.
What do you say we build a castle in the sand, honey?
I didn't build it.
Father's going to build us a villa in the woods, Grazia, just at the top of the cliff.
The camps, the column, the posts to build, the trails.
We build roads. from town to town, and city to city.
And only a fool or a known liar. could think. that I would ever disband an organization. that took us so many years to build.

News and current affairs

But, at the same time, a wave of idealism swept across the wreckage, a collective sense of determination to build a more equal, peaceful, and safer world.
The solution is not just to build more hospitals, but also to change deep-rooted disdain for women.
Development as now practiced often fails because it does not build on a country's unique strengths, respect its social traditions, or foster the autonomy necessary to develop indigenous leaders and enterprises.
The current negotiations are likely to fail, and even tightened sanctions may not stop Iran from trying to build nuclear weapons.
Humanity needs to learn new ways to produce and use low-carbon energy, grow food sustainably, build livable cities, and manage the global commons of oceans, biodiversity, and the atmosphere.
A successful Cologne Initiative would build on the following concepts.
They are part of our collective history, and they deserve the better future that we can help them to build.
In Asia, it was meant to contain communism, while allowing allies, from Japan to Indonesia, to build up economic strength.
Can they, and other Americans who are losing vital services, really be expected to rise above it all and support funding to build new schools in Afghanistan?
They certainly did little to build respect for the rule of law.
High crude oil prices make it easier for Iran to build nuclear weapons and for Russia to use energy blackmail to threaten Europe.
Moreover, Europe must build up tools for strategic analysis, assessment, and forecasting to provoke and nourish public debate.
It is usually assumed that developing economies need to build resources that emulate those in the developed world, but this could actually stifle the most creative thinking.
Instead of trying to separate and recreate all of these structures and relationships, it makes far more sense to build on them in ways that benefit both states' peoples and economies.
To acknowledge the truth would have meant admitting that for years they had overlooked the build-up of an unsustainable construction boom that now threatens to bankrupt the entire country.
There is thus an imperative not only for regional integration in Africa, but also for a joint strategic vision and partnership to help build global energy and climate security.
This does not mean that all efforts to build a more moral world are doomed.
On the contrary, experience is overrated, often constraining the courage needed to face tomorrow and build an unprecedented new world.
That virtue consisted in honoring commitments, and it would build solidarity in the new political community of the United States.
But aid will help build peace only if it is carefully used.
But in more complex cases, in which living beings collaborate to build societies or create knowledge, our scientific models are inadequate.
We must build on our history of working with allies by forming new coalitions - with governments, with civil society, and, yes, with everyday people.
Jewish fundamentalists obstruct any peace process that is left in the Middle East and build more illegal settlements.
The saddest part of the story is Israel's utter indifference to the need to build international legitimacy for its drive to stop Iran's nuclear program.
But the money undocumented workers earn goes abroad to build homes, start businesses, and take care of elderly parents throughout Latin America.
After all, who wants to build offices, stores, and shopping centers in the empty ghost towns that litter the American West?

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