build up
build
bÉĒld
bild
up
ƌp
ap
/bˈÉĒld ˈʌp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "build up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to build up
[phrase form: build]
01

āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become more powerful, intense, or larger in quantity
Intransitive
to build up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Confidence tends to build up when you achieve small goals.
āϛ⧋āĻŸā§‹ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something more powerful, intense, or larger in quantity
Transitive: to build up strength or intensity of something
to build up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The organization aims to build up a solid foundation for its charitable initiatives.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž

(in a military context) to strengthen one's forces and resources in anticipation of a potential conflict
Transitive: to build up military forces or resources
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military is building up its cyber warfare capabilities.
āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāχāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something available or usable for a different purpose
Transitive: to build up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government is investing in building up infrastructure in rural areas.
āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§€āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to increase physical strength
Transitive: to build up physical strength
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fitness instructor helped the clients build up their strength with a customized workout plan.
āĻĢāĻŋāϟāύ⧇āϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŽāĻžāχāϜāĻĄ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āφāωāϟ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to support the growth or success of someone or something
Transitive: to build up sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need to build the company up by investing in marketing and innovation.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put components or materials together to create something
Transitive: to build up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The DIY enthusiast is eager to build up a customized computer from individual parts.
DIY āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŽāĻžāχāϜāĻĄ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāωāϟāĻžāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€āĨ¤
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ