build up

build

 (bĭld)

v. built (bĭlt), build·ing, builds

v.tr.

1. To form by combining materials or parts; construct.

2. To order, finance, or supervise the construction of: The administration built several new housing projects.

3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create: build a nation; built a successful business out of their corner grocery store.

4. To increase or strengthen by adding gradually to: money building interest in a savings account; build support for a political candidate.

5. To establish a basis for; found or ground: build an argument on fact.

v.intr.

1. To make something by combining materials or parts.

2. To engage in the construction or design of buildings: "Each of the three architects built in a different style" (Dwight Macdonald).

3. To develop in magnitude or extent: clouds building on the horizon.

4. To progress toward a maximum, as of intensity: suspense building from the opening scene to the climax.

n.

1. The physical makeup of a person or thing, especially one's physique: an athletic build.

2. Computers Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.

Phrasal Verbs:

build down

To reduce or diminish, especially in a systematic numerical fashion: build down the armed forces in peace time.

build in (or into)

To construct or include as an integral part of: a wall with shelving that was built in; build stability into the economy.

build on (or upon)

To use as a basis or foundation: We must build on our recent success.

build out

To develop all the land available in (an area, such as a municipality).

build up

1. To develop or increase in stages or by degrees: built up the business; building up my endurance for the marathon.

2. To accumulate or collect: sediment building up on the ocean floor.

3. To bolster: build up the product with a massive ad campaign; built up my hopes after the interview.

4. To fill up (an area) with buildings.

Idiom:

build on sand

To provide with an unstable foundation: Having bought only high-risk stocks, my portfolio was built on sand.

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[Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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build up

vb (adverb)

1. (tr) to construct gradually, systematically, and in stages

2. to increase, accumulate, or strengthen, esp by degrees: the murmur built up to a roar.

3. (intr) to prepare for or gradually approach a climax

4. (Physiology) (tr) to improve the health or physique of (a person)

5. (Civil Engineering) (tr, usually passive) to cover (an area) with buildings

6. (tr) to cause (a person, enterprise, etc) to become better known; publicize: they built several actresses up into stars.

n

7. a progressive increase in number, size, etc: the build-up of industry.

8. a gradual approach to a climax or critical point

9. (General Sporting Terms) the training and practice that constitute the preparation for a particular event or competition: the team's Olympic build-up.

10. extravagant publicity or praise, esp in the form of a campaign

11. (Military) military the process of attaining the required strength of forces and equipment, esp prior to an operation

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	build up - enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	2.	build up - form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" work up, build, progress build - develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" ramp up, work up, build up, build - bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
	3.	build up - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" arm, gird, fortify re-arm, rearm - arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" forearm - arm in advance of a confrontation
	4.	build up - bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" ramp up, work up, build increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" work up, build, build up, progress - form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
	5.	build up - change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" develop redevelop - change the plans for the use of (land) ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" modernise, modernize, develop - become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" settle - establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" develop - generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

build

verb

1. To make or form (a structure):

construct, erect, put up, raise, rear.

2. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:

assemble, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, put together, shape.

3. To create by combining parts or elements:

compose, configure, form, pattern, shape, structure.

4. To make or become greater or larger:

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.

Informal: beef up.

5. To provide a basis for:

base, establish, found, ground, predicate, rest, root, underpin.

phrasal verb
build in

To construct or include as an integral or permanent part:

incorporate, integrate.

phrasal verb
build up

1. To achieve an increase of gradually:

develop, gain.

2. To make or become greater or larger:

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.

Informal: beef up.

3. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):

advertise, ballyhoo, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize, talk up.

Informal: pitch, plug.

Slang: push.

4. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:

ballyhoo, boost, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout.

Informal: plug.

Slang: hype.

noun

The physical or constitutional characteristics of a person:

constitution, habit, habitus, physique.

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Translations

يَبْني، يُطَوِّرُ تَدْريجِيّايَزْدادُ

vybudovatvzrůstat

hobeopbygge

aufbauensich verstärken

kasaantuakasautuakertyävahvistaavarustaa

accroître

aukast, hrannast uppefla, styrkja, byggja upp

aumentarecostruirecrearsifabbricare

bygge oppbygge seg oppopparbeidesamle seg opputvikle

vzrastať

artmakbirikmekgeliştirmek

增多逐步建立

w>build up

vi

(business) → wachsen; (anticyclone, atmosphere) → entstehen, sich aufbauen; (residue) → sich ablagern; (= increase) → zunehmen; (Tech, pressure) → sich erhöhen; the music builds up to a huge crescendo → die Musik steigert sich zu einem gewaltigen Crescendo

(traffic) → sich verdichten; (queue, line of cars) → sich bilden

the parts build up into a complete … → die Teile bilden zusammen ein vollständiges …

vt sep

business → aufbauen (into zu); finances → aufbessern; to build up a reputation → sich (dat) → einen Namen machen

(= increase) ego, muscles, forces → aufbauen; production, pressure → steigern, erhöhen; forces (= mass) → zusammenziehen; health → kräftigen; sb’s confidence → stärken; porridge builds you up → von Porridge wirst du groß und stark; growing children need lots of vitamins to build them up → Kinder im Wachstumsalter brauchen viele Vitamine als Aufbaustoffe; to build up somebody’s hopes → jdm Hoffnung(en) machen

(= cover with houses) area, land → (ganz) bebauen

(= publicize) person → aufbauen; he wasn’t as good as he had been built up to be → er war nicht so gut, wie die Werbung erwarten ließ

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build

(bild) – past tense, past participle built (-t) – verb

to form or construct from parts. build a house/railway/bookcase. bou يَبْني градя construir stavět, budovat bauen bygge χτίζω, κατασκευάζωconstruir ehitama ساختن rakentaa bâtir, construire לִבְנוֹת बनाना sagraditi épít membangun costruire 建てる 세우다, 짓다 statyti celt; būvēt; montēt bina bouwen, aanleggenbygge, anlegge, oppføre, snekrebudować جوړول construir a construi, a clădi строить stavať, budovať (z)graditi graditi bygga สร้าง inşa etmek, yapmak 建蓋 будувати; споруджувати تعمیر کرنا xây dựng 建造，建筑

noun

physical form. a man of heavy build. liggaamsbou بُنْيثَه، تَرْكيب конструкция compleição stavba, postava die Gestalt bygning σωματική διάπλαση constitución, complexión kehaehitus هیکل muoto carrureמבנה निर्माण, बनावट stas alak tubuh forma; corporatura 体格 구조, 체격 kūno sudėjimas ķermeņa uzbūve susuk tubuh lichaamsbouwkroppsbygning, figur, fasongbudowa هیکل compleição conformaţie, structură телосложение stavba postava građa kroppsbyggnad รูปร่าง fizik, yapı, boy bos 體格 будова тіла بھاری جسامت vóc người 体格

ˈbuilder noun

a person who builds houses etc. The builder who built our house has gone bankrupt. bouer بنّاء строител construtor stavitel der/die Bauunternehmer/-in bygherre; bygningshåndværker οικοδόμοςconstructor ehitaja معمار rakentaja constructeur/-trice בנאי, בנאית निर्माणकर्त्ता graditelj építőmester ahli bangunan costruttore, costruttrice 建築業者 건설자 statybininkas celtnieks; darbuzņēmējs (celtniecībā) jurubina aannemerbyggmester; byggherre; bygningsarbeiderbudowniczy معمار construtor constructor строитель staviteľ, -ka stavbenik preduzimač byggmästare ช่างก่อสร้าง inşaatçı 建築工人 будівник تعمیر کرنے والا ، معمار người xây dựng 建筑工人

ˈbuilding noun

1. the art or business of putting up (houses etc) (also adjective). a building contractor. bou بِناء строене construção stavitelství; stavební das Bauwesen; Bau-... bygning χτίσιμο, οικοδόμηση construcción ehitamine, ehitus- ساختمان سازی rakentaminen constructionבנייה इमारत građenje építés(i) seni membangun edilizia 建築 건축 statyba celtniecība bangunan kontraktor bouw; bouw- byggingbudownictwo ماڼی جوړونه construção (de) construcţii строительство staviteľský; stavebný gradnja, gradbeni gradnja byggande ธุรกิจก่อสร้าง inşaatçılık 建築業，建築技術 будування, будівництво نیو ڈالنا ، بنیاد ڈالنا nghề xây dựng 建筑业，建筑技术

2. anything built. The new supermarket is a very ugly building. gebou مَبْنى، بِناء сграда prédio stavba, budova das Gebäude bygning κτήριο, οικοδόμημαedificio ehitis بنا؛ ساختمان rakennus bâtiment בִּנְיָן निर्माण građevina épület gedung, bangunan edificio 建物 건축물 pastatas celtne; ēka pembinaan gebouwbygningbudynek ماڼی، ساختمان construção clădire, imobil, construcţie здание budova zgradba građevina byggnad สิ่งก่อสร้าง bina, yapı 建築物 будинок تعمیر شدہ عمارت công trình xây dựng 建筑物

ˈbuilding society

a business firm that lends money for building or buying houses. bougenootskap جَمْعِيَّةُ بِناء أو شِراء مَساكِن организация, отпущаща заеми на своите членове за построяване/купуване на жилища financiadora de imóveis stavební spořitelna die Baugenossenschaft kreditforening στεγαστική τράπεζα sociedad hipotecaria ehitusühing بانک رهنی hypoteekkiyhdistys société de crédit immobilier חֶבְרַת בְּנִייָה सोसाइटी निर्मात्ता građevina lakásépítő szövetkezet perusahaan kredit bangunan società di credito immobiliare 住宅金融組合 주택 조합 statybos kredito firma krājaizdevumu sabiedrība (celtniecībai vai māju pirkšanai) syarikat pembinaan hypotheekbank boligbyggelag; boligselskap towarzystwo budowlane ساختمانی ټولنه sociedade de empréstimo финансово-кредитная строительная фирма stavebná spoločnosť stanovanjsko kreditna družba preduzimačko društvo byggnadsförening องค์กรธุรกิจที่ปล่อยสินเชื่อเพื่อการสร้างบ้านหรือซื้อบ้าน yapı kredi kurumu, yapı kredi kooperatifi 房貸信用合作社 житлобудівна кооперація تعمیری انجمن hội chơi hụi để mua nhà 建房互助协会

ˌbuilt-ˈin adjective

forming a permanent part of the building etc. Built-in cupboards save space. ingeboude مُبيّت، مُبنى في داخِل вграден embutido vestavěný Einbau-... indbygget εντοιχισμένος, ενσωματωμένος incorporado sisseehitatud داخلی؛ توکار sisäänrakennettu encastréמובנה सन्निहित, आभ्यांतरिक ugrađeni beépített terpasang tetap incorporato, incassato 作りつけの 붙박이의 įstatytas, įmontuotas iebūvēts terbina dalam ingebouwdinnebygd wbudowany ننی، داخلی embutido încorporat, zidit встроенный vstavaný vgrajen ugrađen inbyggd ที่สร้างเป็นส่วนถาวรในโครงสร้างที่ใหญ่กว่า yerleşik; gömme 內建的，嵌入的 вбудований مستقل طور پر اندر تعمیر شدہ gắn vào tường 内置的，嵌入的

ˌbuilt-ˈup adjective

covered with houses etc. a built-up area. beboude مشيّده، مُغَطّاةٌ بالبيوت окончателно застроен residencial zastavěný bebaut bebygget; udbygget πυκνοκατοικημένοςurbanizado täisehitatud پر از ساختمان täyteen rakennettu urbaniséהצטברות विभिन्न भागों द्वारा निर्मित izgrađen beépített, lakott penuh bangunan urbano, abitato 建てこんだ 건물이 빽빽이 들어찬 užstatytas apbūvēts membangun bebouwdbebygd, utbygd zabudowany پر از ساختمان residencial construit (плотно) застроенный zastavaný pozidan izgrađen uppbyggd, [tät]bebyggd ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยสิ่งก่อสร้าง meskun binalarla dolu 建築物林立的 забудований بہت سے گھروں پر مشتمل ، گنجان آباد nhà cửa san sát 建筑物多的，高楼林立的

build up

1. to increase (the size or extent of). The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock. opbou, ophoop يَزْدادُ увеличавам aumentar vzrůstat sich verstärken hobe (sig op) αυξάνω, κλιμακώνομαιaumentar tihenema, kogunema گسترش دادن kasvattaa accroîtreהתגברות विभिन्न भागों द्वारा निर्मित povećati se növekszik meningkat aumentare 増加する 증가하다 didėti, augti palielināt; palielināties; pieaugt meningkat toenemen bygge/samle/hope seg opp wzmagać się پراخول aumentar a creşte нарастать vzrastať naraščati povećavati se öka, hopa sig, stegras เพิ่ม (ขนาด) ขึ้น artmak, birikmek 增多 зростати بڑھنا ، اضافہ ہونا tăng lên 增多

2. to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc). His father built up that grocery business from nothing. opbou, versterk يَبْني، يُطَوِّرُ تَدْريجِيّا засилвам construir vybudovat aufbauen opbygge αναπτύσσω σταδιακά, δυναμώνωcrear üles ehitama توسعه دادن؛ گردآوردن vahvistaa créer, monterהתעצמות ojačati felépít berangsur meningkatkan costruire; rafforzare; farsi 増強する 증강하다 (su)kurti, (iš)plėsti, (pa)didinti radīt; izveidot; nostiprināt (veselību u.tml.) mengasaskan opbouwenbygge opp, opparbeide, utvikletworzyć, rozwijać, budować راټولول، پراخول construir a face/a rea­liza (treptat) создавать vybudovať zgraditi, okrepiti, ustvariti izgraditi bygga upp, skapa แข็งแรงขึ้น geliştirmek 逐步建立 піднімати بتدریج مضبوط ہونا xây dựng dần dần 逐步建立

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