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Bauen — meaning in English

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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.
  • construct verb To build something by putting parts together.
  • make verb To create, produce, or build something.
  • till prep Up to the time of; until.

Senses

Bauen 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.
  • construct (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
  • make (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
  • till (transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.

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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