build up

1. To erect; to construct.

   Near-synonym: build out

2. To close up by building.

   to build up a door

3. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive)To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.

   Ever since the secretary left, the letters in my inbox have started to build up.

   sich ansammeln, sich türmen

   накапливатьсяnakaplivatʹsja, скапливатьсяskaplivatʹsja

   form or accumulate steadily

4. (idiomatic, transitive)To strengthen.

   They had to build up their fortress to protect against attack.

   aufbauen

   усилитьusilitʹ, укрепитьukrepitʹ

   bolster or strengthen

5. In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)

1. The area is built up now.

   deDas Gebiet wird jetzt bebaut.

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2. Try to build up your strength.

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3. The man built up a large fortune.

   deDer Mann häufte einen großen Reichtum an.

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4. He has built up an excellent business.

   deEr hat ein sehr gutes Geschäft aufgebaut.

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5. Reading helps you build up your vocabulary.

   ruЧтение помогает увеличить ваш словарный запас.

   deLesen hilft dir dabei, dir einen Wortschatz aufzubauen.

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irregular · Lesson

• 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