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• 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

• well-built
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of built

First recorded in 1560–70, for the adjective

Example Sentences

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AI threatens to make some software tools obsolete, particularly those built around narrow tasks such as legal drafting, research and other repetitive work, reports Kate Clark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Backlog built on double orders is not the same as backlog built on demand, and the difference only shows once supply catches up.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

First Street Village, a 275-unit apartment complex built in 2023 that has ground-floor retail such as a wine bar, fitness center and pet groomer, got help from the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Ukraine has built a sprawling drone industry from scratch, hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as the best in the world.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

I built a fire, fed them, and changed their boots.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell