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build on

/bɪldɑn/

build on verb: to add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.

Verb

build on (third-person singular simple present builds on, present participle building on, simple past and past participle built on)

  1. (transitive) To add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.
    • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knew victory was essential here to build on the foundations of last week's 5-1 demolition of Everton and also to keep up the pursuit of a place in the top four.2018 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Arsenal”, in BBC

build on meaning in Malayalam

build on in Malayalam

enlarge on, expand on, develop
ഒന്നിനുമേൽ കെട്ടിപ്പടുക്കുക, മറ്റൊരു ഭാഗത്തികൂടെ ചേർത്തു പണിയുക, വിപുലപ്പെടുത്തുക, വികസിപ്പിക്കുക, വികസിപ്പിച്ചെടുക്കുക, വിശാലമാക്കുക

Forms of build on

third-person singular presentbuilds on
present participlebuilding on
past participlebuilt on
pastbuilt on

Words that rhyme with build on

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Questions about build on

What does build on mean?
Build on means to add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.
What is build on in Malayalam?
Build on in Malayalam is ഒന്നിനുമേൽ കെട്ടിപ്പടുക്കുക, മറ്റൊരു ഭാഗത്തികൂടെ ചേർത്തു പണിയുക, വിപുലപ്പെടുത്തുക. See Build on meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is build on?
Build on is a verb.
How do you pronounce build on?
Build on is pronounced /bɪldɑn/.
What is the past tense of build on?
The past tense of build on is built on.

Words near build on in the dictionary

  1. build castles in the air
  2. build character
  3. build down
  4. build in
  5. build into
  6. build on
  7. build on sand
  8. build out
  9. build plate
  10. build plates
  11. build the plane while flying it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: build on (page history and authors); build on (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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