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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bild on, awn]
- /bɪld ɒn, ɔn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bild on, awn]
- /bɪld ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of build on words
- verb with object build on to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house. 1
- verb with object build on to establish, increase, or strengthen (often followed by up): to build a business; to build up one's hopes. 1
- verb with object build on to mold, form, or create: to build boys into men. 1
- verb with object build on to base; found: a relationship built on trust. 1
- verb with object build on Games. to make (words) from letters. to assemble (cards) according to number, suit, etc., as in melding. 1
- verb without object build on to engage in the art, practice, or business of building. 1
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Origin of build on
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English bilden, Old English byldan, derivative of bold, variant of botl dwelling, house
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Parts of speech for Build on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
build on popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
build on usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for build on
verb build on
- count on — If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- venture — an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
Antonyms for build on
verb build on
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
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