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Synonyms of build in English:

build


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See Spanish definition of construir

verb

1‘a small supermarket had been built’

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construct, erect, put up, assemble, set up, raise
ANTONYMS

demolish

2‘the kids were building a snowman’

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make, construct, fabricate, form, manufacture, create, fashion, model, mould, shape, forge
informal knock together

3‘they are building a business strategy for the next decade’

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establish, found, set up, originate, institute, start, begin, inaugurate, initiate, put in place, constitute, secure

noun

1‘police are looking for a man of slim build’

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physique, frame, body, figure, form, structure, shape, make-up, formation, stature
proportions
informal chassis, vital statistics

Phrases

    build something in

    ‘environmental priorities must be built into all economic decision-making’


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    incorporate in, incorporate into, include in, embody in, absorb into, subsume into, assimilate into
    build up

    ‘the traffic is steadily building up’


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    increase, grow, mount up, intensify, escalate
    strengthen, get stronger
    build on

    ‘a case study will be undertaken to build on existing research’


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    expand on, enlarge on, develop, elaborate, flesh out, add flesh to, add detail to, embellish, enhance, amplify
    refine, improve, polish, perfect
    build something up

    1‘he built up a huge export business’


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    establish, set up, form, found, institute, start, begin, bring into being, create, inaugurate, organize
    develop, expand, enlarge

    2‘he built up his stamina by playing football’


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    boost, strengthen, increase, improve, invigorate, augment, raise, intensify, enhance, escalate, multiply, swell
    informal beef up

    3‘over the years I have built up a collection of around 1,700 prints’


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    accumulate, accrue, amass, collect, gather, stockpile, heap up, rack up, run up, scrape together, hoard, lay in, lay up, garner
    British tot up