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See Also:

• past participle of build.
• past tense form of build.

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

Derived Forms

• well-built
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of built

First recorded in 1560–70, for the adjective

Example Sentences

The museum had designated one central tree to be the official “Wish Tree” and it had built an elevated platform around the trunk base, so visitors could reach the branches more easily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The careers most at risk are the mirror image: roles built on processing information at scale without deep specialization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"Shift by shift, night by night, I slowly built up my confidence working in the bar," he told Die Zeit.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Domino’s has the bones of a great restaurant business: a franchised model, strong advertising, a powerful supply chain, and a brand built around value and convenience.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

We went sledding in the park, built a snowman in the garden, threw snowballs at one another on the way to and from school.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo