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builds upon

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

Meaning of build upon

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

Questions about builds upon

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

Words near builds upon in the dictionary

  1. builds on
  2. builds on sand
  3. builds out
  4. builds the plane while flying it
  5. builds up
  6. builds upon
  7. buildup
  8. buildups
  9. Buildwas
  10. built
  11. built a better mousetrap

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