English Explanatory Dictionary

build

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
  2. To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
  3. To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
  4. To establish a basis for (something).
  5. To form by combining materials or parts.
  6. To develop in magnitude or extent.
  7. To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
  8. To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
noun
  1. The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
  2. Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
  3. The process or period of constructing a physical object.
  4. A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
  5. A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.

Pronunciation

/bɪld/ En-uk-to build.ogg en-us-build.ogg

Word forms

build builds building built builded no-table-tags glossary buildest buildedst buildeth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build From Middle English bilden, bulden, bylden, from Old English byldan and bytlan, bytlian (“to build”), from Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan (“to build”), from Proto-Germanic *buþlą, *bōþlą (“house, dwelling, farm”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to Old English botl (“building, house”). More at bottle. False cognate of German bilden.

Synonyms

artifice assemble betimber build compile edify extruct fabricate fashion form knock up make manufacture produce put together put up raise rear timber upbuild create build up enlarge increase strengthen base found ground construct erect

Antonyms

demolish destroy ruin wreck decrease dissipate weaken disassemble dismantle knock down raze take apart tear down

Related words

building increase nurture physique

Derived words

back-build bookbuild build a better mousetrap build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door buildability buildable build a bridge and get over it build a case build a fire under build air castles build artifact build bridges build castles in the air build character build down builddown builder build in build into build on build on sand build out build the plane while flying it build-to build-to-order build up build-up build upon built different character-building checked build city-building game cobuild inbuild jerry-build misbuild newbuild new-build outbuild overbuild post-build prebuild pre-build pro-build rebuild Rome wasn't built in a day self-build town-building game unbuild underbuild upbuild sleeper build
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