building
//ˈbɪl.dɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- buildings
Definitions
1.The act or process by which something is built; construction.
- The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
2.A closed structure with walls and a roof.
- My sister lives in that apartment building.
- One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks.
3.Synonym of Tits building.
- Nobody could get in the building.
- Tom lives near an abandoned building.
- This building is near completion.
1.present participle and gerund of build
Frequency
Overall
Common· #588
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing.
Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).