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builds on

builds on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of build on.

Meaning of build on

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

Questions about builds on

What is builds on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Builds on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of build on.

Words near builds on in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: builds on (page history and authors); build on (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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