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# build

«build» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make something by putting parts together, like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (build, builds, built, building); noun (build — body shape)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To build is to make something by putting parts together, like a house, a tower or a model. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#m1)

2) To build up is to make bigger or stronger, little by little. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#m2)

3) Your build is the shape and size of your body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

making something from parts such as blocks or bricks; the parts used are often taken away from what one had; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division; in design and technology we build models; phrases: «build up», «build a tower», «build a sandcastle», «built of»

### examples

- He built a tower with 25 blocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x1)
- They build 3 houses each week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x2)
- How many birdhouses can she build with 18 nails if each needs 6? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x3)
- Randy built a castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x4)
- We built a sandcastle on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x5)
- Birds build nests from twigs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x6)
- Practice builds up your strength. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x7)
- Our school was built a hundred years ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x8)
- Here we will build our habitations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x9)

### note

Past: built. The parts used to build are usually subtracted from the store; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division. Trap: the thing built and the parts are different things.

### In the corpora

- [Families make phone rules so meals are for talking, and adults find them hard to keep because phones are built to grab attention.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/5/)
- [It fixes roads, empties bins, runs parks and libraries, and decides on planning: whether people may build big extensions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/3/)
- [People must ask the council for planning permission before building something big, and neighbours can object.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/12/)
- [Scary music is used to build suspense: it tells you something might happen before anything does.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/14/)
- [Picture-making AI learned from millions of pictures with descriptions and builds new pictures that fit the words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/2-guessing-the-next-word/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «build» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.