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build on sth
to use a success or achievement as a base from which to achieve more success
• We must build on our reputation to expand the business.
• A good relationship is built on trust., build sth/sb up
[ M ]
to praise something or someone in a way which will influence people's opinions
• For weeks the media has been building up the national basketball team., build (sb/sth) up
[ M ]
to increase or become larger or stronger, or to cause someone or something to do this
• Tension is building up between the two communities.
• They gave him soup to build up his strength /build him up.
• It took her ten years to build up her publishing business., build around sth
[ usually passive ]
to base something on an idea or principle
• The independence movement sought to unify the country with a national identity built around a common language., build sth in/into sth
to include something as part of a plan, system or agreement
• When drawing up a contract it is vital to build in safety measures.
• figurative: Inequalities are often built into (= cannot be separated from) society.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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build
adjectives
medium/average build
• He was of medium build and wearing a light-coloured jacket.
slim/slender build
• She was very strong despite her slender build.
thin build
• He had the thin build of a long-distance runner.
slight build
(= fairly thin )
• Simpson was of slight build and shy in character.
stocky build
(= not very tall, but broad and strong )
• The man was described as of stocky build with dark hair.
sturdy build
(= not very tall but strong and healthy )
• an eight-year-old boy of sturdy build
muscular build
• These exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build.
athletic build
• She admired his athletic build.
transnet.ir
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build
to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materials:
• A new stadium will be built for the Olympics.
construct
to build a building, bridge, machine etc. Construct is more formal than build:
• The council plans to construct two new schools.
put up something
to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere. Put up is less formal than build:
• The neighbours have put up a new wooden fence.
erect
formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhere:
• A monument to the Canadian soliders was erected in Green Park.
throw something up
British English informal to build something very quickly:
• Developers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area.
put together
to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furniture:
• It took an hour to put the bookcase together.
assemble
formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together:
• A line of robots assemble the cars.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb
construct:
We will build a new school.
Simple Definitions
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noun ADJ. average, medium | slight, slim, thin | heavy, muscular, powerful, stocky, strong, thickset | athletic PREP. in ~ He's heavier in build than his brother. | of ~ She is slight of build and very agile. | with a ~ a small woman with a slim build
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BUILD, Also see LIGHT (BUILD) A FIRE UNDER. Also see
American Heritage Idioms