bouwen — meaning in English

English meaning

• build verb To make something by putting materials or parts together according to a plan.
• building noun A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house, office, or factory.
• scaffold noun A temporary framework of poles or tubes that workers stand on to reach high parts of a building.

Senses

bouwen is used for these senses in English:

• build (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
• building (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
• scaffold (transitive) To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.

build — full definition

1. verb To make something by putting materials or parts together according to a plan.
2. verb To gradually increase or strengthen something over time.
3. verb To compile a piece of software from its source code into a runnable program.
4. noun The general shape and size of a person's or animal's body.
5. noun A particular version of a piece of software released during its development.

building — full definition

1. noun A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house, office, or factory.
2. noun The activity or process of constructing something.

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