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rakentaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • build verb To make something by putting materials or parts together according to a plan.
  • construct verb To build something by putting parts together.
  • erect adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
  • fabricate verb To manufacture or build something, especially by assembling parts.
  • green adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.

Senses

rakentaa is used for these senses in English:

  • build (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
  • build (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
  • build (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
  • erect (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
  • fabricate (transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
  • green (transitive) To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).

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.

construct — full definition

  1. verb To build something by putting parts together.
  2. noun An idea, model, or concept built up from simpler parts.

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