"build out" meaning in English

See build out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: builds out [present, singular, third-person], building out [participle, present], built out [participle, past], built out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|build<,,built> out}} build out (third-person singular simple present builds out, present participle building out, simple past and past participle built out)
  1. (transitive) To develop or expand (a system, structure, project, etc.). Tags: transitive Derived forms: buildout, build-out Translations (to develop or expand): kiépít (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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