built

[bilt]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of build.

adjective

1. Informal.

   1. of sound or sturdy construction.

      These cars are really built.

   2. having a good physique or figure.

      That lifeguard is really built!

2. Nautical.,  noting any member or part of a vessel assembled from pieces.

   built frame; built spar.

built

/ bɪlt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of build

Other Word Forms

• well-built adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of built¹

First recorded in 1560–70, for the adjective

Idioms and Phrases

see made (built) to order; not built that way; Rome wasn't built in a day. Also see under build.

Example Sentences

Two months later, the couple bought a newly built house near a golf course in Fountain Hills, Arizona.

From Salon

Nobody can claim it was a thing of wonder, but it was a performance built on grit and it was a point that could matter a great deal in the next few months.

From BBC

He would sneak on the bus to training, playing as a striker and scoring goals on the pitches built by drug lord Pablo Escobar, only donning the gloves after a team-mate was injured.

From BBC

The relationship that built between player and coach was deep and, even after both departed Liverpool, they stayed in touch.

From BBC

“In my short time there, I built meaningful connections with the hardworking staff,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times