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Build

BILD/bɪld/

Build means make something by putting parts together: build a house, build a team. Built is the past. Building is the noun (the school building). Make is wider; build is for structures and sometimes groups.

Meaning

To make something by putting parts together, such as a house or a team.

Examples

  • “They are building a new school.”
  • “They built a wall around the garden.”
  • “We need to build a better plan.”

Good to know

build a house / a team. Past: built. Noun: building.

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