Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [bild]
- /bɪld/
- /bɪld/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bild]
- /bɪld/
Definitions of build word
- verb build If you build something, you make it by joining things together. 3
- verb build If you build something into a wall or object, you make it in such a way that it is in the wall or object, or is part of it. 3
- verb build If people build an organization, a society, or a relationship, they gradually form it. 3
- verb build If you build an organization, system, or product on something, you base it on it. 3
- verb build If you build something into a policy, system, or product, you make it part of it. 3
- verb build To build someone's confidence or trust means to increase it gradually. If someone's confidence or trust builds, it increases gradually. 3
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Origin of build
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English bilden, Old English byldan, derivative of bold, variant of botl dwelling, house
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Parts of speech for Build
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
build popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
build usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for build
noun build
- frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- physique — physical or bodily structure, appearance, or development: the physique of an athlete.
- body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
- constitution — The constitution of a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states people's rights and duties.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
verb build
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
Antonyms for build
noun build
- mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
verb build
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
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