built

American  

[bilt] / bɪlt /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of build.

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adjective

1. Informal.

   1. of sound or sturdy construction.

      These cars are really built.

   2. having a good physique or figure.

      That lifeguard is really built!

2. Nautical.  noting any member or part of a vessel assembled from pieces.

   built frame; built spar.

built British  

/ bɪlt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of build

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built Idioms  

1. see made (built) to order; not built that way; Rome wasn't built in a day. Also see under build.

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Other Word Forms

• well-built adjective

Etymology

Origin of built

First recorded in 1560–70, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Or will it be the likes of Cursor, which hosts the software built by others that does most of the programming magic?

From The Wall Street Journal

China has built commercial ports around Africa, part of its vast infrastructure-building campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal

These structures were built to regulate seasonal flooding, guide water flow, and create stable areas for living and farming within a wetland that changes dramatically throughout the year.

From Science Daily

Over the same period, China has built itself one of the world's largest navies, with nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers.

From Barron's

Ms Siourtou is a veterinarian herself and has expanded the farm that her father built.

From BBC