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

Since then, Covivio has opened other sites, such as a former postal sorting centre built in the 1900s in the heart of Paris, which has hosted 23 shows in a year and a half.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, automakers are still digesting chip inventories they built at the height of the pandemic, meaning that demand for semiconductors from the sector has remained subdued in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal

To smooth the way, the British government recently granted a planning application for the biggest Chinese embassy in Europe to be built in London.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm forging a new relationship with Canada. We've got a new leader, we've got a new prime minister... and we seem to have common cause on trying to get a new pipeline built," she said.

From Barron's

Rather than outright replacing classical machines, quantum systems will likely be built on top of existing architecture to enable more powerful computations.

From Barron's