built

[bilt]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of build.

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

/ bɪlt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of build

Other Word Forms

• well-built adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of built¹

First recorded in 1560–70, for the adjective

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

That fix would be ready from the first quarter of 2026, Airbus said, but available only for newly built aircraft.

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Oregon built a 17-3 lead when running back Jordon Davison sprinted into the end zone early in the fourth quarter, setting the stage for what seemed like a breezy victory for the Ducks.

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But in short order, Maresca built one of the quickest offensive machines in the league, built around one of its best young players, Cole Palmer.

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But for all of them, their time north of the border was little more than a detour in a career built in the U.S.

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Monte Testaccio, “the hill of broken pottery,” was built on international exchange.

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