Build Built Bɪld Verb Permission Homes Plant/Facility/Structure Computer

• they have permission to build 200 new homes.
• to build a plant/facility/structure
• we build computer systems for large companies.
• robins build nests almost anywhere.

build

Verb Forms

1. to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together
• They have permission to build 200 new homes.
• to build a plant/facility/structure
• We build computer systems for large companies.
• Robins build nests almost anywhere.
• They don't have the money to build roads.
• They're going to build on the site of the old power station.
• The houses are built out of local stone.
• apartment blocks built in brick and concrete
• They had a house built for them.
• David built us a shed in the back yard.
2. to create or develop something
• They are trying to build long-term relationships.
• It is important to build a network of like-minded colleagues.
• to build a community/society
• We want to build a better life.
• We focused on building the business one customer at a time.

Extra Examples

• She has built a reputation as a hard-working judge.
• She's built a new career for herself.
• This information will help us build a picture of his attacker.
3. to become gradually stronger
• The tension and excitement built gradually all day.
4. (to have) plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true
• As a child he would wander round the boatyards, building castles in the air about owning a boat one day.
5. used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and should not be rushed

Word Origin

• Old English byldan, from bold, botl ‘dwelling’, of Germanic origin; related to bower.