build on

/bɪldɑn//bɪldɔn/

verb

To add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.

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repose onrest onbuild upon
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Meanings

verbbuild on (third-person singular simple present builds on, present participle building on, simple past and past participle built on)

present singular third person builds on · participle present building on · participle past built on · past built on

  1. transitiveTo add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knew victory was essential here to build on the foundations of last week's 5-1 demolition of Everton and also to keep up the pursuit of a place in the top four.

    2018 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Arsenal”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

verbuse as a basis for theories and claims

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repose onrest onbuild upon
Broader
depend ondevolve ondepend upon
Also see
build uponrest on

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish construir / edificar sobre, aprovechar
  • construir / edificar sobreTranslations
  • aprovecharTranslations
  • basarse enTranslations
  • partir / zarpar deTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with build on

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Cite this entry
APA

build on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20on

MLA

“build on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “build on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20on.

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