build

English

/bɪld/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
  • (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
  • (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
  • (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
  • (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
  • (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
  • (transitive) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
  • (intransitive) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bilden inherited from Old English byldan (build, embolden, construct) inherited from Proto-Germanic *buþlijaną (build), *buþlą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

Emoji
🌱 💗 🪴

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms