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building in

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

Meaning of build in

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity
    Synonyms:
    build into
  2. (transitive) to build something in the interior of an entity

Questions about building in

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

Words near building in in the dictionary

  1. building code
  2. building codes
  3. building down
  4. building envelope
  5. building envelopes
  6. building in
  7. building into
  8. building material
  9. building materials
  10. building on
  11. building on sand

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Adapted from Wiktionary: building in (page history and authors); build in (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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