rebuild
verb (used with object)
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts.
have rebuilt
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present perfectof rebuild.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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“We have rebuilt the engine,” Fraser, 58, said at the bank’s first investor day in four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
This marks the first time scientists have rebuilt a genetic picture of multiple Neanderthals from a single site and era in this region.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
The ones that have rebuilt how they operate will start to pull ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
"But above all, we have rebuilt those channels of discussion at a technical level," he said in the interview released on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
He could have rebuilt the apartment by taping together the pictures.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
