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built

[ bilt ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of build.


adjective

  1. Informal.
    1. of sound or sturdy construction:

      These cars are really built.

    2. having a good physique or figure:

      That lifeguard is really built!

  2. Nautical. noting any member or part of a vessel assembled from pieces:

    built frame; built spar.

built

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of build
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Other Word Forms

  • ɱ-ܾ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of built1

First recorded in 1560–70, for the adjective
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Idioms and Phrases

see made (built) to order ; not built that way ; Rome wasn't built in a day . Also see under build .
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Example Sentences

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At least seven have been built here over the past two years, including one by a small dam that regulates Sergele's water supply, rendering it off limits to villagers.

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The ashram she built in the Santa Monica mountains was as subversive as any free school or fringe arts cohort, just without the shrillness of dogma.

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AV Alta, a new USL League One club, has averaged 4,500 fans over its first three games playing in a stadium originally built for minor league baseball.

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"They are built as a team with collective strength - you can see that from the way they attack and defend," he said.

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I know Pierre Poilievre is not a Trump person, but my belief is that he saw how Trump built power in the US, and uses the same sorts of tactics to build his power here.

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