build
verb (used with object)
to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials.
am building
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present progressiveof build (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I approach journalism as if I am building a court case,” she continued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I really needed to see the scale of some rooms in my Tadao Ando home I am building and this helped me make the final decisions and walk through the entire home,” she wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
And I know that with each one, I am building something extraordinary.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
“I think that I am building my path. I feel very happy about the way that the people are cheering me up, the way they are supporting me,” Alcaraz said.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
The shades of grim authors whisper in my ear, skeleton forms oppose my own, and phantoms possess the gloomy alcoves of the library I am building.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by John Uri Lloyd
