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? — deniko

    ruЧто это за большое новое здание? — odexed

    deWas ist das für ein großes neues Gebäude? — Tamy

  2. That white building is a hospital.

    Та біла будівля — лікарня. — deniko

    ruТо белое здание — больница. — sharptoothed

    deJenes weiße Gebäude ist ein Krankenhaus. — Dejo

  3. A stranger came into the building.

    До будівлі зайшов незнайомець. — deniko

    ruВ здание вошел незнакомец. — sharptoothed

    deEin Fremder betrat das Gebäude. — MUIRIEL

  4. The town has many tall buildings.

    Місто має багато високих будівель. — sakhnik

    deEs gibt viele hohe Häuser in dieser Stadt. — Esperantostern

  5. That town has many tall buildings.

    Місто має багато високих будівель. — sakhnik

    deEs gibt viele hohe Häuser in dieser Stadt. — Esperantostern

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

4 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