build

CEFRA1

/bɪld/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make something by putting parts together.

  2. 02

    noun

    The shape and size of a person's body.

Examples

  • They have permission to build 200 new homes.

  • We opposed his plan to build a new road.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.

  2. To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.

  3. To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

More examples

In context

  • You must build up your courage.

  • The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.

  • This code won’t build any more. Have you made any changes?

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Using the wooden planks and nails, the children planned to blank a small treehouse in the backyard.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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.