rebuild
verb (used with object)
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts.
rebuilt
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past participleof rebuild.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rebuild.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rebuildverb (used with object)to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts.
Example Sentences
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Betsey Johnson has taken her newly rebuilt Hidden Hills, Calif., home off the market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
This one is very real: a kind of Vision 2.0, rebuilt by the intelligence agency tasked with saving the New Jersey town Wanda took hostage to shore up her classic family sitcom simulation.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
“We’ve rebuilt 3 decades of astronomical observations into a single, consistent framework,” Mr. Camilleri said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
In 2019, they ripped one version out of Brooksville and rebuilt it from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
They rebuilt instruments, checked circuits, wiggled wires, dusted plugs.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
