rebuilt
Syllables: re·built/ɹiːˈbɪlt/
rebuilt is the simple past and past participle of rebuild.
Meaning of rebuild
Verb
rebuild (third-person singular simple present rebuilds, present participle rebuilding, simple past and past participle rebuilt)
- To build again or anew.
- The economics of rebuilding all the stations covered by the electrification would be prohibitive, but to help bring home to the Glasgow public that their North Clyde suburban service has been transformed, not merely re-equipped with new trains, stations have at least been associated psychologically...1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714
- Synonyms:
- reassemble, reconstruct, remanufacture
- To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling.
- After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebuild.
Adjective
rebuilt (not comparable)
- Which has been rebuilt
- rebuilt engine
- Synonyms:
- reassembled, reconditioned, reconstructed, remanufactured
Synonyms of rebuilt
Words that rhyme with rebuilt
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Questions about rebuilt
- What does rebuilt mean?
- Rebuilt means which has been rebuilt.
- What is rebuilt the simple past and past participle of?
- Rebuilt is the simple past and past participle of rebuild.
- What part of speech is rebuilt?
- Rebuilt is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce rebuilt?
- Rebuilt is pronounced /ɹiːˈbɪlt/.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rebuilt (page history and authors); rebuild (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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