"rebuild" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈbɪld/ [verb], /ˈɹiːbɪld/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebuild.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebuild2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rebuilds [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪld Etymology: re- + build Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|build}} re- + build Head templates: {{en-noun}} rebuild (plural rebuilds)
  1. A process or result of rebuilding. Synonyms: reassembly, reconstruction, remake#Noun, remanufacture#Noun
    Sense id: en-rebuild-en-noun-REWcmXXe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 28 34 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 28 35 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 32 29 33 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 32 31 25 13
  2. (figurative) (said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a period of struggling. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: reboot#Noun, re-creation, remaking#Noun
    Sense id: en-rebuild-en-noun-nCvmZk0p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 28 34 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 28 35 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 32 29 33 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 32 31 25 13

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈbɪld/ [verb], /ˈɹiːbɪld/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebuild.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebuild2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rebuilds [present, singular, third-person], rebuilding [participle, present], rebuilt [participle, past], rebuilt [past]
Rhymes: -ɪld Etymology: re- + build Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|build}} re- + build Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|rebuilt}} rebuild (third-person singular simple present rebuilds, present participle rebuilding, simple past and past participle rebuilt)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To build again or anew. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: reassemble, reconstruct, remanufacture#Verb Translations (to build again): bərpa etmək (Azerbaijani), reconstruir (Catalan), 重建 (chóngjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 再建 (zàijiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 改筑 (gǎizhú) (Chinese Mandarin), heropbouwen (Dutch), wederopbouwen (Dutch), rekonstrui (Esperanto), jälleenrakentaa (Finnish), rakentaa uudelleen (Finnish), reconstruire (French), wiederaufbauen (German), umbauen (German), ξαναχτίζω (xanachtízo) (Greek), ανοικοδομώ (anoikodomó) (Greek), membangun ulang (Indonesian), atóg (Irish), ricostruire (Italian), 建て直す (tatenaosu) (alt: たてなおす) (Japanese), 再建する (saiken suru) (alt: さいけんする) (Japanese), 재건하다 (jaegeonhada) (Korean), restaurō (Latin), r'bâti [Jersey] (Norman), odbudowywać [imperfective] (Polish), odbudować [perfective] (Polish), reconstruir (Portuguese), перестра́ивать (perestráivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), перестро́ить (perestróitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), reconstruir (Spanish), återuppbygga [common-gender] (Swedish), rekonstruera [common-gender] (Swedish), xây lại (Vietnamese), xây dựng lại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-rebuild-en-verb-bV~W5woB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 28 34 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 28 35 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 32 29 33 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 32 31 25 13 Disambiguation of 'to build again': 100 0
  2. (figurative) (said of sports teams) To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-rebuild-en-verb-n1nyDwXr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 32 31 25 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prebuild

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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "bərpa etmək"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "重建"
    },
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      "sense": "to build again",
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      "word": "改筑"
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "rekonstrui"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "jälleenrakentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "rakentaa uudelleen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "reconstruire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "wiederaufbauen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "umbauen"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "xanachtízo",
      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "ξαναχτίζω"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "word": "ανοικοδομώ"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "membangun ulang"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "atóg"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "word": "ricostruire"
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      "alt": "たてなおす",
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      "word": "建て直す"
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      "alt": "さいけんする",
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      "word": "재건하다"
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      "code": "la",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "to build again",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "vi",
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      "word": "xây lại"
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          "ref": "2000, Spencer Yost, How to Rebuild and Restore Farm Tractor Engines, page 100",
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          "ref": "2009, Tony Huntimer, How to Rebuild the Big-Block Chevrolet, page 5",
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          "ref": "2012, Ronald Utt, Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron: The War of 1812 and the Forging of the American Navy",
          "text": "Lovingly restored and exquisitely maintained, the great frigate is docked at Boston and open to the public. She is still in commission and crewed by members of the U.S. Navy. After a number of rebuilds and modifications, the frigate Constellation is now anchored in Baltimore Harbor as a museum.",
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          "ref": "2020 August 12, “Network News: £545m rebuild of Gare du Nord”, in Rail, page 18",
          "text": "Approval has been granted for a £545 million rebuild of Paris Gare du Nord, despite fierce opposition. [...] Initially rejected in June 2019, the rebuild is intended to meet an expected increase in passenger numbers to 800,000 per day by 2023 and 900,000 by 2024.",
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