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build upon

/bɪldʌpɑn/

build upon verb: synonym of build on.

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of build on.
    • However, while reusing the existing alignment was considered, it was ultimately discounted for several reasons - not least because some sections have been built upon, particularly approaching Cambridge from the south, while the section through Bedford now forms part of a country park.2023 November 15, Chris Howe, “East West Rail and the Cambridge connection”, in RAIL, number 996, page 56
    Synonyms:
    build on

build upon meaning in Kannada

build upon in Kannada

ಆಲೋಚಿಸು, ಕಲ್ಪಿಸು

Synonyms of build upon

Forms of build upon

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

Words that rhyme with build upon

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Questions about build upon

What does build upon mean?
Build upon means synonym of build on.
What is build upon in Kannada?
Build upon in Kannada is ಆಲೋಚಿಸು, ಕಲ್ಪಿಸು. See Build upon meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is build upon?
Build upon is a verb.
How do you pronounce build upon?
Build upon is pronounced /bɪldʌpɑn/.
What is the past tense of build upon?
The past tense of build upon is built upon.

Words near build upon in the dictionary

  1. build out
  2. build plate
  3. build plates
  4. build the plane while flying it
  5. build up
  6. build upon
  7. Build, Build, Build
  8. build-to
  9. build-to-order
  10. build-tos
  11. build-up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: build upon (page history and authors); build upon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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