# build

Pronunciation: say "BILD" /bɪld/

## Verb

1. To construct things by combining materials or parts.
   - Simple: To make things by joining materials or parts together.
   - _Skilled masons build with remarkable speed._
   - _The early settlers built along the riverbanks._
2. To create, establish, or develop something, such as an organization, system, or relationship, through planned effort.
   - Simple: To create or develop something, such as a business, plan, or relationship, by careful effort.
   - _The teachers built a new science curriculum by following the state's official guidelines._
   - _Good coaches build winning teams through years of careful planning._
3. To increase gradually in size, amount, strength, or intensity, or to make something increase in this way.
   - Simple: To slowly grow bigger or stronger, or to make something do this.
   - _Athletes build endurance over months of steady training._
   - _The author builds suspense by withholding key details._
7. In computing, to turn source code into a working program by compiling it, or (of code) to be compiled successfully.
   - Simple: In computing, to turn code into a program that works, or for code to be turned into one.
   - _Engineers build the application from source on each platform._
   - _He built the library from source to enable the optional features._

## Noun

4. The physique or structure of a body or object: its overall size, shape, and proportions.
   - Simple: The shape and size of a person's or animal's body, or of a thing such as a bridge.
   - _The wrestler's powerful build gave him an advantage in the ring._
   - _Engineers admired the sturdy build of the old stone bridge._
5. The process or time period during which a physical object is constructed.
   - Simple: The time or work spent making a physical object.
   - _The bridge's build lasted nearly three years._
   - _Workers faced many delays throughout the ship's build._
6. A particular compiled version of a software product, usually identified by a build number, whether a development version or one released to users.
   - Simple: One version of a computer program, made while it is being worked on or when it is released.
   - _Developers pushed a new build every night for testing._
   - _Several internal builds were rejected before the final release._
8. In a game, especially a video game or role-playing game, a particular configuration of items, skills, and choices a player settles on for a character. *(slang)*
   - Simple: In a game, the set of items, skills, and choices a player picks for a character.
   - _She optimized her build for high damage output._
   - _The latest patch made several popular builds much weaker._
9. In a video game, a structure (a building, statue, pool, or forest, for example) that a player has created. *(slang)*
   - Simple: In a video game, something a player makes, like a house or statue.
   - _Her treehouse build won the server's weekly contest._
   - _The server showcased the most impressive builds from each team._

## Origin

"Build" comes from Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan and bytlan ("to build"), from Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan. This traces back to Proto-Germanic *buþlą ("house, dwelling, farm") and ultimately to the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH- ("to become, grow, thrive, dwell"). It is related to Old English botl ("building, house").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/build (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).