Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To build again or anew.

    wiederaufbauen, umbauen

    перестра́иватьperestráivatʹ, перестро́итьperestróitʹ

    build again

  2. (figuratively)To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling.

    After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebuild.

Examples

110 sentences
  1. We're going to rebuild this city.

    ruМы собираемся восстановить этот город.

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  2. We plan to rebuild our church.

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  3. After the fire, the church was rebuilt.

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  4. Tom is planning to rebuild this engine.

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  5. Tom has been struggling to rebuild the business.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to build again:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to build again:

Origin

Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan

Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan

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Forms

rebuilds, rebuilding, rebuilt, rebuilt
Base formrebuild · to rebuild
3rd person singularrebuilds
Present participlerebuilding
Past simplerebuilt
Past participlerebuilt

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrebuild
he, she, itrebuilds

Past simpleLesson

all personsrebuilt

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rebuilt
he, she, ithas rebuilt

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rebuild

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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