"build bridges" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪld ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪz/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-build bridges.ogg [Australia] Forms: builds bridges [present, singular, third-person], building bridges [participle, present], built bridges [participle, past], built bridges [past]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪz Head templates: {{en-verb|build<,,built> bridges}} build bridges (third-person singular simple present builds bridges, present participle building bridges, simple past and past participle built bridges)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) Often followed by between or to: to establish friendly relations or links. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Categories (topical): Bridges Derived forms: bridge-builder, bridge-building Related terms: build a bridge and get over it, burn that bridge when one comes to it, cross that bridge when one comes to it Translations (to establish friendly relations or links): luoda yhteyksiä (Finnish), budować mosty [imperfective] (Polish), acercar posturas (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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