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verb

simple past tense and past participle of build.

adjective

Informal.��
1. of sound or sturdy construction.
  These cars are really built.
2. having a good physique or figure.
  That lifeguard is really built!
Nautical.��noting any member or part of a vessel assembled from pieces.
built frame; built spar.

built

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verb

the past tense and past participle of build

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Other Word Forms

well-built 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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I think because AI is built by some pretty amoral/awful people, we assume it must inevitably be amoral/awful.

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This common-sense financial mechanism built huge amounts of our national infrastructure in the past but currently faces headwinds because of self-destructive political polarization.

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According to the aerodrome's website, the site was originally built to be an American naval base during World War Two.

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Leonard Lauder, the businessman who built Estee Lauder into one of the world's biggest cosmetic makers, has died aged 92.

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“We built our brand. Now we have the statement when it comes to the pitch.”

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build up built cane

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