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{
"term": "build",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "build",
"heSheIt": "builds"
},
"pastSimple": "built",
"pastParticiple": "built",
"ingForm": "building"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together",
"sensetop": "build (something)be built from/of/out of somethingbe built in somethingbuild something for somebodybuild somebody something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They have permission to **build** 200 new **homes**.",
"contextForm": "build (something)"
},
{
"text": "to build a plant/facility/structure"
},
{
"text": "We **build** computer **systems** for large companies."
},
{
"text": "Robins build nests almost anywhere."
},
{
"text": "They don't have the money to build roads."
},
{
"text": "They're going to build on the site of the old power station."
},
{
"text": "The **houses are built** out of local stone.",
"contextForm": "be built from/of/out of something"
},
{
"text": "apartment blocks built in brick and concrete",
"contextForm": "be built in something"
},
{
"text": "They had a house built for them.",
"contextForm": "build something for somebody"
},
{
"text": "David built us a shed in the back yard.",
"contextForm": "build somebody something"
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to create or develop something",
"sensetop": "build something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They are trying to **build **long-term **relationships**."
},
{
"text": "It is important to build a network of like-minded colleagues."
},
{
"text": "to build a community/society"
},
{
"text": "We want to build a better life."
},
{
"text": "We focused on **building the business** one customer at a time."
},
{
"text": "She has built a reputation as a hard-working judge."
},
{
"text": "He's built a new career for himself."
},
{
"text": "This information will help us build a picture of his attacker."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to become gradually stronger",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The tension and excitement built gradually all day."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "(to have) plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true",
"examples": [
{
"text": "As a child he would wander round the boatyards, building castles in the air about owning a boat one day."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and should not be rushed",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪld/",
"audio": "bu/build/build__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪldz/",
"audio": "bu/build/builds__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪlt/",
"audio": "bu/build/built__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbɪldɪŋ/",
"audio": "bu/build/building__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪld/",
"audio": "bu/build/build__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪldz/",
"audio": "bu/build/builds__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪlt/",
"audio": "bu/build/built__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbɪldɪŋ/",
"audio": "bu/build/building__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English byldan, from bold, botl ‘dwelling’, of Germanic origin; related to bower."
}