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    build up

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of build (someone/something) up in English - Cambridge...

    to praise something or someone in a way that will influence people's opinions; to make a person feel more confident: A good teacher builds you up. For weeks the media has been building up the national basketball team. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. build-up.

    • English (US)

      BUILD (SOMEONE/SOMETHING) UP meaning: 1. to increase or...

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › buildupBuildup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the noun and verb forms of buildup, a word that means something produced by building up or the act or process of building up. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUILD UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you build someone or something up, you make them seem important or exciting, for example by talking about them a lot. The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up. [ VERB noun PARTICLE ]

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUILDUP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    an increase in number or amount: They’re concerned about the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. buildup noun [C] (PRAISE) praise that is intended to increase popularity: The circus always gets a big buildup when it comes to town. (Definition of buildup from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBUILD-UP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

    noun [ singular ] uk / ˈbɪldʌp / us. Add to word list. a slow increase in something: the build-up of traffic. the build-up to sth UK. the period of preparation before something happens: There was a lot of excitement in the build-up to the Olympics.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › build-up_2build-up - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    [countable, usually singular] build-up (to something) the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it. the build-up to the president’s visit; the build-up to her wedding

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordBUILD UP - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'build up' 1. If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it. [...] 2. If you build someone up, you help them to feel stronger or more confident, especially when they have had a bad experience or have been ill. [...] 3.