"build into" meaning in English

See build into in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /bɪldˈɪn.tuː/ [UK], /bɪldˈɪn.tu/ [US], /bɪldˈɪn.tə/ [unstressed] (note: before consonants), /bɪldˈɪn.tʊ/ [before-vowel, unstressed] Forms: builds into [present, singular, third-person], building into [participle, present], built into [participle, past], built into [past]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-verb|build<,,built> into}} build into (third-person singular simple present builds into, present participle building into, simple past and past participle built into)
  1. (transitive) to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity Tags: transitive Synonyms: build in
    Sense id: en-build_into-en-verb-E4EE1RKk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (into)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for build into meaning in English (1.5kB)

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    },
    {
      "form": "built into",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    },
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        "to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity"
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        "(transitive) to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪldˈɪn.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪldˈɪn.tə/",
      "note": "before consonants",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪldˈɪn.tʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "before-vowel",
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "built into",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "built into",
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        "English transitive verbs",
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        "(transitive) to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪldˈɪn.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪldˈɪn.tə/",
      "note": "before consonants",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/bɪldˈɪn.tʊ/",
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        "unstressed"
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