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building bridges

building bridges is the present participle and gerund of build bridges.

Meaning of build bridges

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Often followed by between or to: to establish friendly relations or links.
    • to build bridges between China and the West

Questions about building bridges

What is building bridges the present participle and gerund of?
Building bridges is the present participle and gerund of build bridges.

Words near building bridges in the dictionary

  1. building a case
  2. building air castles
  3. building and pest
  4. building block
  5. building blocks
  6. building bridges
  7. building castles in the air
  8. building character
  9. building code
  10. building codes
  11. building down

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