Antonyms for build on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bild |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪld |
Definition of build on
Origin :- late Old English byldan "construct a house," verb form of bold "house," from Proto-Germanic *buthlam (cf. Old Saxon bodl, Old Frisian bodel "building, house"), from PIE *bhu- "to dwell," from root *bheue- "to be, exist, grow" (see be). Rare in Old English; in Middle English it won out over more common Old English timbran (see timber). Modern spelling is unexplained. Figurative use from mid-15c. Of physical things other than buildings from late 16c. Related: Builded (archaic); built; building.
- In the United States, this verb is used with much more latitude than in England. There, as Fennimore Cooper puts it, everything is BUILT. The priest BUILDS up a flock; the speculator a fortune; the lawyer a reputation; the landlord a town; and the tailor, as in England, BUILDS up a suit of clothes. A fire is BUILT instead of made, and the expression is even extended to individuals, to be BUILT being used with the meaning of formed. [Farmer, "Slang and Its Analogues," 1890]
- As in reckon : verb suppose, imagine
- As in bank on : verb depend upon
- As in trust : verb believe, place confidence in
Synonyms for build on
- accredit
- assume
- bank on
- bargain for
- be convinced
- be of the opinion
- be sure about
- believe
- believe in
- bet bottom dollar on
- bet on
- build on
- calculate on
- confide in
- conjecture
- count on
- depend on
- expect
- fancy
- gamble on
- gather
- guess
- have faith in
- hope
- imagine
- lay money on
- lean on
- look to
- place confidence in
- place trust in
- plan on
- presume
- reckon on
- rely on
- rely upon
- stake
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- swear by
- take
- take at face value
- think
- think likely
- trust
- trust in
- understand
- venture
- wager
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