build
verb (used with object)
to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials.
have built
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present perfectof build.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Of all the dams I have built and of all the dams I have ever seen, it was the driest dam of its size I ever saw in my life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
SpaceX, he adds, has cut the cost of reaching orbit from around $10,000-$20,000 a kilogram to about $2,000 with its Falcon 9 rocket - "they have built a railroad to space."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Carriers and third-party resellers have built lucrative businesses around used iPhones, but Apple can now capture more of that activity since devices returned at lease-end will feed into Apple’s own Certified Refurbished and trade-in channels.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
With this method, they have built a library containing more than 150 different compounds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Not particularly. But you should. They must have built it especially for you,” I say with an edge of bitterness.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
