"build upon" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪldʌpɑn/, /bɪldʌpɔn/ Forms: builds upon [present, singular, third-person], building upon [participle, present], built upon [participle, past], built upon [past]
Rhymes: -ɒn Head templates: {{en-verb|build<,,built> upon}} build upon (third-person singular simple present builds upon, present participle building upon, simple past and past participle built upon)
  1. Synonym of build on Synonyms: build on [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-build_upon-en-verb-Bc8GEhi9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (upon)

Inflected forms

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