Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The act or process by which something is built; construction.

    The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.

    Bau, Bauen

    строи́тельствоstroítelʹstvo, стро́йкаstrójka

    будівни́цтвоbudivnýctvo

    the act of constructing something

  2. (countable)A closed structure with walls and a roof.

    My sister lives in that apartment building.

    Gebäude, Bau

    зда́ниеzdánije, строе́ниеstrojénije, постро́йкаpostrójka

    буди́нокbudýnok, спору́даsporúda, дімdim

    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

  3. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of Tits building.

    the occupants of a building

Examples

2491 sentences
  1. What is that big new building?

    Що це за велика нова будівля?

    ruЧто это за большое новое здание?

    deWas ist das für ein großes neues Gebäude?

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  2. That white building is a hospital.

    Та біла будівля — лікарня.

    ruТо белое здание — больница.

    deJenes weiße Gebäude ist ein Krankenhaus.

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  3. A stranger came into the building.

    До будівлі зайшов незнайомець.

    ruВ здание вошел незнакомец.

    deEin Fremder betrat das Gebäude.

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  4. The town has many tall buildings.

    Місто має багато високих будівель.

    deEs gibt viele hohe Häuser in dieser Stadt.

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  5. That town has many tall buildings.

    Місто має багато високих будівель.

    deEs gibt viele hohe Häuser in dieser Stadt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act or process of building:
closed structure with walls and a roof:
Русский
By meaning 2
act or process of building:
closed structure with walls and a roof:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act or process of building:
closed structure with walls and a roof:

Origin

From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to

From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

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Forms

plural: buildings
Singularbuilding
Pluralbuildings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place:edifice
  • the act of constructing something:construction
  • the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones:construction

Word family

69 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in this building
  • apartment building
  • same apartment building
  • of the building
  • the burning building
  • tallest building
  • in the building
  • burning building
  • tallest building in
  • entered the building
  • old building
  • the tallest building

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
building — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto