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build
Overview
This page has 13 definitions of build in English and Chinese. Build is a verb and noun. Examples of how to use build in a sentence are shown. Also define these 26 related words and terms: form, material, part, develop, plan, process, increase, strengthen, establish, basis, magnitude, extent, computing, compile, source code, compilation, physique, constitution, structure, gaming, building, statue, pool, forest, player, and main.
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Verb
build (third-person singular simple present builds, present participle building, simple past and past participle built or (archaic or poetic) builded)
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 6, page 140:
- It was a bridge ybuilt in goodly wize, / With curious Corbes and pendants grauen faire, [...]
- 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16:
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.
Form definition
To do with shape.- The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
- A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
- Regularity, beauty, or elegance.
- The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.
Material definition
Having to do with matter; consisting of matter. (1 of 3 material definitions)
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:
- The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you [...] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
Plan definition
(1 of 10 plan definitions)
Process definition
A series of events which produce a result (the product). (1 of 9 process definitions)
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
- 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
- Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
Increase definition
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater. (1 of 4 increase definitions)
Strengthen definition
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify. (1 of 6 strengthen definitions)
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
Magnitude definition
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something. (1 of 8 magnitude definitions)
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
Source Code definition
Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- This code won’t build any more. Have you made any changes?
Compilation definition
The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources. (1 of 3 compilation definitions)
Usage notes
- The simple past tense and past participle used to be builded; however, that form is now archaic, having been superseded by the form built.
- I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps / They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps. (Julia Ward Howe, Battle Hymn of the Republic - 1861)
Conjugation
Conjugation of build
| infinitive | (to) build | ||
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| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | build | built, builded† | |
| 2nd-person singular | build, buildest† | built, builded†, buildedst† | |
| 3rd-person singular | builds, buildeth† | built, builded† | |
| plural | build | ||
| subjunctive | build | built, builded† | |
| imperative | build | — | |
| participles | building | built, builded† | |
Synonyms
- (to form by combining materials or parts): construct, erect
- (to develop or give form to according to a plan or process): create
- (to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to): build up, enlarge, increase, strengthen
- (to establish a basis for): base, found, ground
Antonyms
- (to form by combining materials or parts): demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck
- (to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to): decrease, dissipate, weaken
Derived terms
- build a better mousetrap
- build a bridge and get over it
- build a case
- build a fire under
- build artifact
- build bridges
- build castles in the air
- build character
- build down
- build in
- build into
- build on
- build on sand
- build-to
- build-to-order
- build up, build-up
- build upon
- built different
- character-building
- checked build
- cobuild
- jerry-build
- new-build
- post-build
- prebuild, pre-build
- pro-build
- Rome wasn't built in a day
- self-build
Translations
(transitive) to form by combining materials or parts
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(transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process
(transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to
(transitive) to establish a basis for
(intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts
(intransitive) to develop in magnitude or extent
(transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code
(intransitive, computing) to be constructed by compilation of source code
Noun
build (countable and uncountable, plural builds)
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
- Rugby players are of sturdy build.
Physique definition
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person. (1 of 2 physique definitions)
Constitution definition
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup. (1 of 6 constitution definitions)
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player.
- I made a build that looked like the Parthenon in that game.
- 2005, Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker, Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies, page 279:
- In fact, thousands of D&D players constantly debate the virtues of various character builds (combinations of race, class, feat, and spell choices) and share their efforts with each other in hundreds of message boards and mailing lists.
Gaming definition
present participle and gerund of game
Building definition
The act or process by which something is built; construction. (1 of 2 building definitions)
Statue definition
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. (1 of 2 statue definitions)
Pool definition
A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. (1 of 7 pool definitions)
Forest definition
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods. (1 of 6 forest definitions)
Player definition
One that plays- One who plays any game or sport. (1 of 12 player definitions)
Translations
physique
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any version of a software during its development
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References
Chinese
Etymology
From clipping of English building. Compare Japanese ビル.
Pronunciation
Noun
build
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, only in compounds) building