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Irregular verb

build

/bɪld/

Base
build
Past simple
built
Past participle
built

Usage

built is unchanged across the past simple and the participle, so only have/has/had marks the perfect tense.

Meaning

  • to make something by joining parts together

Example

They built the school in six months.

We built a small shed at the back of the garden.

The company has built more than a hundred homes this year.