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Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan
Old English bytlan
Middle English bylden
English build
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.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
According to the prevailing adolescent criteria Roger was not good looking. He had no build and did not give off very assertive, let alone aggressive vibrations. 1981 February 7, Nancy Walker, “A Gentle Guy”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 28, page 13:
Rugby players are of sturdy build.
One of the most general underwriting factors is the build of the applicant. All the insurers include build as an underwriting factor although only 18 of the 22 submitted the actual build tables. Table 9-1 shows a typical build table, which categorizes according to height, weight, and sex. The table lists average weights for each height, various ranges of weights, and the numerical rating debits or credits at the bottom of each chart column. 1983, J. David Cummins, Barry D. Smith, R. Neil Vance, Jack L. VanDerhei, Risk Classification in Life Insurance (Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance, and Economic Security; 1), Dordrecht: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, page 132:
(countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.
(countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
This new Lego set was a very nice build.
(countable, slang) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
I made a build that looked like the Parthenon in that game.
(countable, slang) A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
In fact, thousands of D&D players constantly debate the virtues of various character builds (combinations of race, class, feat, and spell choices) and share their efforts with each other in hundreds of message boards and mailing lists. 2005, Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker, Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies, page 279:
Lower levels often mean higher stakes, with characters lacking the inflated health pools and superhuman abilities of endgame builds. 2025 February 14, Ted Litchfield, “Finding a Path”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 10:
fi ruumiinrakenne (physique) · pl budowa ciała (physique) · pl kompilacja (any version of a software during its development) · sv bygge (any version of a software during its development) · ka აღნაგობა (physique) · ru сборка (any version of a software during its development) · bg версия (any version of a software during its development) · fi versio (any version of a software during its development) · sh međuverzija (any version of a software during its development) · ja ビルド (any version of a software during its development) · ga cruth (physique) · sv byggnad (physique) · fr version (any version of a software during its development) · de Bau (physique) · sk verzia (any version of a software during its development) · es complexión (physique) · nb kroppsbygning (physique) · bg телосложе́ние (physique) · gd dèanamh (physique) · fr carrure (physique) · sh kompilacija (any version of a software during its development) · de Körperbau (physique) · sv kroppsbyggnad (physique) · ota جثه (physique) · eo muntaĵo (any version of a software during its development) · nb bygning (physique) · tr çerçeve (physique) · ka აგებულება (physique) · nl bouw (physique) · cs sestavení (any version of a software during its development) · mi hanga (physique) · es contextura (physique) · ru телосложе́ние (physique) · es complixión (physique) · ga déanamh (physique) · fi koontiversio (any version of a software during its development) · pt físico (physique) · sk postava (physique)
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan
Old English bytlan
Middle English bylden
English build
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.
Meanings
(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16:
It was a bridge ybuilt in goodly wize, / With curious Corbes and pendants grauen faire, [...] 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 6, page 140:
I built a shed in my backyard.
(transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you [...] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention. 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2022, page 27:
He will build an organization equipped for success.
(transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to it.
We need to build an income stream over time.
Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2014:
(transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
(intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
(intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
The tension built between the sparring sisters.
(transitive) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
(intransitive, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
This code won’t build any more. Have you made any changes?
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ruin (antonym(s) of “to form by combining materials or parts”) · demolish (antonym(s) of “to form by combining materials or parts”) · disassemble · dissipate (antonym(s) of “to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to”) · destroy (antonym(s) of “to form by combining materials or parts”) · take apart · wreck (antonym(s) of “to form by combining materials or parts”) · decrease (antonym(s) of “to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to”) · knock down · tear down · dismantle · weaken (antonym(s) of “to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to”) · raze
hy շինել ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · pl kompilować ((intransitive, computing) to be constructed by compilation of source code) · my ဆောက် ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv bygga ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · sk zakladať ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · fi buildata ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · th ก่อสร้าง ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · lad fraguar ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · vo bumön ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · grc μηχανάομαι ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk stavať ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv upprättas ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · my ဆောက်လုပ် ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ee tu ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ru стро́ить ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · la construō ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · vec costruir ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · lv celt ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · ml നിർമ്മിക്കുക ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · krc кураргъа ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · lo ສ້າງ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv stegras ((intransitive) to develop in magnitude or extent) · sv bygga ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · fr fonder ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · sv skapa ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · fi buildata ((intransitive, computing) to be constructed by compilation of source code) · ur تَعْمِیر کَرْنا ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bg компили́рам ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · inh хьал де ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · cs vybudovat ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · kw drehevel ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · es edificar ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · hy սարքել ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · alt јазаар ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · eo munti ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · mk гради ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · la mūniō ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ktu tunga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv öka ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · it edificare ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fr édifier ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk budovať ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · fa-ira ساخْتَن ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · is byggja ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · syl ꠛꠣꠘꠣꠘꠤ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi rakentaa ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · za hwnj ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · uz solmoq ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ka აგება ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv stegra ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · shn ၵေႃႇသၢင်ႈ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk vybudovať ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · pl zbudować ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · as বনা ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fr croître ((intransitive) to develop in magnitude or extent) · izh stroittaa ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv bygga upp ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · sv anläggas ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · nb bygge ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sh gráditi ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · be будава́ць ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ga tóg ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi rakentua ((intransitive) to develop in magnitude or extent) · ru собра́ть ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · fr ériger ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · io konstruktar ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · mn босгох ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · tt төзү ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · eo konstrui ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · nrf bâti ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · alt эдер ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · dsb twariś ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ktu kutunga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi koota ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · pl kompilować ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · ja 建設する ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fo byggja ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · chr ᎠᏐᏲᎭ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk stavať ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ja 築く ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk budovať ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · grc οἰκοδομέω ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sga con·utaing ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · cs stavět ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · es compilar ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · fr monter ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ee tu ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bn নির্মাণ করা ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ca compilar ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · cmn 建造 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ca edificar ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk založiť ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · cy adeiladu ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · id membangun ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · lt statyti ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · el χτίζω ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ang timbran ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · grc τεύχω ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · krc этерге ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv hopa sig ((intransitive) to develop in magnitude or extent) · pl budować ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sl graditi ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · es construir ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · kk құру ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv byggas upp ((intransitive) to develop in magnitude or extent) · sco build ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv uppföras ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bg строя́ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv byggas ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · grc ποιέω ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · tt ясау ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · br sevel ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · pl wybudować ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ko 건설하다 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · km សង់ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ce хьал да ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fr compiler ((intransitive, computing) to be constructed by compilation of source code) · uk будува́ти ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv bygga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · tr kurmak ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ckb دروستکردن ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sh гра́дити ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · pl wznosić ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · jv mbangun ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · lv celt ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ms membina ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ja 建てる ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · grc κτίζω ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · fr compiler ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · za caux ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fr monter ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · da bygge ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · lo ກໍ່ສ້າງ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · yue 建設 /建设 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ky куруу ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · kw derevel ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · st haha ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · tr inşa etmek ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bg основа́вам ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · eo konstrui ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · de bauen ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · pl postawić ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · kw byldya ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi rakentaa ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · ca construir ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ary بْنى ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi perustaa ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · km កសាង ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · cy codi ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ka აშენება ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · vi xây ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv uppresa ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · be пабудава́ць ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · af bou ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · lo ກໍ່ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · hi निर्माण करना ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · egy A35-D40 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · tg сохтан ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · nds-de boen ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi rakentaa ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · mt bena ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · vi xây dựng ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · it costruire ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · yi בויען ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv hopa ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · sv förfärdigas ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · gez ሐነጸ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · as সাজ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · cs budovat ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv ökas ((intransitive) to develop in magnitude or extent) · sv förfärdiga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · mi hanga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · nn byggja ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · pl stawiać ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ar بَنَى ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · th สร้าง ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · th ก่อ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · hy կառուցել ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · grc πήγνυμι ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · cmn 建設 /建设 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · hu épít ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · kw gwruthyl ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · got 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · hi तामीर करना ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi rakentua ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · grc δέμω ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv anlägga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · uz qurmoq ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · kk салу ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · es labrar ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sco big ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · vec costruir ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · nl bouwen ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · syl ꠢꠣꠎꠣ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv grunda ((transitive) to establish a basis for) · eu eraiki ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · gd tog ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv forma ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · mn барих ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · cs postavit ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · id mendirikan ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ja 構築する ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · mr बांधणे ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · om ijaaruu ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sq ndërtoj ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ko 짓다 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ast construyir ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk vybudovať ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · la struō ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sw -jenga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fr bâtir ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · et ehitama ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · hy կերտել ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · ug قىلماق ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · la aedificō ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · kmr ava kirin ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · arq بْنى ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · nl opbouwen ((transitive) to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to) · ro clădi ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv upprätta ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · pl wznieść ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · pt compilar ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · uk збудува́ти ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · az qurmaq ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · tr yapmak ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · non byggja ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · gl compilar ((transitive, computing) to construct software by compiling its source code) · wa basti ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · yi אויסבויען ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ajp بْنى ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ne निर्माण गर्नु ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv uppföra ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi koota ((intransitive, computing) to be constructed by compilation of source code) · lv veidot ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · oc construire ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ru постро́ить ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ug سالماق ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · alt тӧзӧӧр ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · he בָּנָה ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bg строя́ ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) · pt construir ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sv uppresas ((intransitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sh izgráditi ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · hy կերտել ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bo བརྒྱབ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fr construire ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bo བཟོས ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sh изгра́дити ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · csb bùdowac ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · sk postaviť ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · nrf construithe ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bni tonga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · izh rakentaa ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ky салуу ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · am መገንባት ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · fi rakentaa ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ko 만들다 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · mww kho ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · nci chīhua ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ln tónga ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · yue 建造 ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · chr ᎠᏁᏍᎨᎭ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · bg градя́ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) · ro construi ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts)