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 Words From

• 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

“We built ourselves a giant cocktail, sat on the side of the bed and cried like babies,” Mason remembers.

From Los Angeles Times

Under Israeli law, the police had done nothing wrong — the villages they destroyed were among 35 Bedouin communities "unrecognized" by the government, ostensibly because they were built without official authorization.

From Salon

Panorama understands the proposed sensory room was never built.

From BBC

"I think in the interests of respecting all of the sporting traditions in Northern Ireland it’s important that Casement Park is built."

From BBC

Logan Paul built a worldwide following as an internet celebrity by uploading short video clips, first to the now-closed platform Vine, and then on YouTube.

From BBC