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

Housing with 200 apartments would be the first phase, to be built on a parcel of land formerly used to store damaged police cars, Boyle said.

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Assuming the hostage and prisoner exchange is completed, the officials said the intention was for a so-called International Stabilisation Force to be built, although this was yet to be agreed between the sides.

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The company’s “micro-modular” reactor is designed to be built in a cube that can be placed almost anywhere—including at remote mining locations that can’t easily get power from the grid.

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This dumb stock market, built entirely on blind faith, wouldn’t matter so much if the numbers passed a sanity test.

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The Pentagon has now reportedly built up a force of thousands of troops in the region and has been planning potential military operations.

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