build on
To add additional elements or components to in order to extend itTo add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.
» The royal palace was built on a hill.
Der königliche Palast wurde auf einem Hügel errichtet.
Королевский дворец был построен на холме.
Королевський палац було побудовано на узгір'ї.
Meaning
1 sensesTo add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.
- use as a basis for theories and claims
Examples
127 sentencesThe royal palace was built on a hill.
Королевський палац було побудовано на узгір'ї.
ruКоролевский дворец был построен на холме.
deDer königliche Palast wurde auf einem Hügel errichtet.
Hopefully, we can build on this.
deHoffentlich können wir darauf aufbauen.
That's what we must build on.
We want to build on what we've done so far.
Tom built a house on the land he bought three years ago.
Translations
1 languagesForms
builds on, building on, built on, built onPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- build upзробити, робитиTo erect; to construct.
- build outTo develop or expand (a system, structure, project, etc.).
- build onTo add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.
- build inTo add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity
- build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value (e.g. 4♦ over 5♣).
- build intoTo add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity
Synonyms
3 synonyms- use as a basis for theories and claims:repose onrest onbuild upon
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb