build upon

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪldʌpɑn/, /bɪldʌpɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Verb

build upon (third-person singular simple present builds upon, present participle building upon, simple past and past participle built upon)

  1. (transitive) To form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.
  2. (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To expand upon; to develop further.
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