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verb (used with object), built or (Archaic) build·ed; build·ing.

to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.

to establish, increase, or strengthen (often followed by up): to build a business;to build up one’s hopes.

to mold, form, or create: to build students into skilled professionals.

to base; found: a relationship built on trust.

Games.

  1. to make (words) from letters.
  2. to assemble (cards) according to number, suit, etc., as in melding.
  3. to create (a character in a role-playing game) by choosing a job class and/or a set of attributes, skills, weapons, armor, etc.; spec: If you want to build a Warlock, choosing Half-Elf for your race will give you more spells and magic resistance.

verb (used without object), built or (Archaic) build·ed; build·ing.

to engage in the art, practice, or business of building.

to form or construct a plan, system of thought, etc. (usually followed by on or upon): He built on the philosophies of the past.

to increase or develop toward a maximum, as of intensity, tempo, or magnitude (often followed by up): The drama builds steadily toward a climax.

noun

the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.

the manner or form of construction: The house was of modern build.

Computers.

  1. a version of a program after compilation, typically an update to an existing version made before the program is released.
  2. the process of producing a software build.
  3. a new version or update of data in a database or on a website: frequent, incremental builds of data.

(in a video game or tabletop role-playing game) a set of attributes, skills, weapons, armor, and other items chosen by the player that affect the character’s speed, strength, intelligence, etc., which may make the character more effective in some roles and less effective in others.

Masonry.

  1. a vertical joint.
  2. the vertical dimension of a stone laid on its bed.

Verb Phrases

build in / into to build or incorporate as part of something else: to build in bookcases between the windows;an allowance for travel expenses built into the budget.

build up,

  1. to develop or increase: to build up a bank account.
  2. to strengthen.
  3. to prepare in stages.
  4. to fill in with houses; develop into an urban area.
  5. to praise or flatter.

build out, to expand, construct, or develop: They decided to build out the road network to connect the two towns.The team used to manually build out its marketing email list, but now it’s automatic.

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Origin of build

First recorded before 1150; from Middle English bilden, Old English byldan, derivative of bold, variant of botl “dwelling, house”

OTHER WORDS FROM build

build·a·ble, adjectivemis·build, verb, mis·built, mis·build·ing.out·build, verb (used with object), out·built, out·build·ing.pre·build, verb (used with object), pre·built, pre·build·ing.

su·per·build, verb, su·per·built, su·per·build·ing.un·build·a·ble, adjectiveun·der·build, verb, un·der·built, un·der·build·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH build

billed, build

Words nearby build

buhl, buhr, buhrstone, BUI, buibui, build, buildable, build-down, builder, buildering, build in

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Words related to build

frame, physique, assemble, erect, evolve, form, make, manufacture, produce, raise, reconstruct, set up, base, begin, establish, start, boost, develop, enlarge, expand

How to use build in a sentence

  • They have a breathable mesh build, but when paired with a wool sock like this one from Voormi, I have no problems wearing them in below-freezing temperatures.

  • I credit the premium goat leather, simple build, and burly stitched seams for this longevity.

  • All the extra features and general operating abilities add to the printer’s build, which certainly shouldn’t be an issue if you have an office or dedicated workspace at home.

  • Blockchain could allow buyers to track their ad’s performance at every stage, potentially eliminating fraud and helping build trust.

  • For Lee, co-living during the pandemic helped her build trust and a sense of community with her roommates.

  • Those are saguaro cactuses…the big ones…birds make holes in them and build their nests inside.

  • Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.

  • “He could build studios and he understood technology,” Jackson told The Daily Beast.

  • The narrator is suggesting that they build a snowman that looks like a minister.

  • Regardless, few had been given any reason to believe they could build a life for themselves beyond the streets.

  • They lived at first in a tent; no time to build a house, till the wheat and vegetables were planted.

  • Now is the time to build for the future, and to avoid paying too much attention to immediate profits.

  • The birds that build them swallow a certain kind of glutinous weed growing on the coral rocks.

  • Ki Pak’s servants proceeded to build a fire in the centre of the yard and the cook made preparations for getting supper.

  • And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruits of them.

British Dictionary definitions for build


verb builds, building or built

to make, construct, or form by joining parts or materialsto build a house

(intr) to be a builder by profession

(tr) to order the building ofthe government builds most of our hospitals

(foll by on or upon) to base; foundhis theory was not built on facts

(tr) to establish and developit took ten years to build a business

(tr) to make in a particular way or for a particular purposethe car was not built for speed

(intr often foll by up) to increase in intensitythe wind was building

cards

  1. to add cards to each other to form (a sequence or set)
  2. (intr) to add to the layout of cards on the table from one’s hand

noun

physical form, figure, or proportionsa man with an athletic build

Word Origin for build

Old English byldan; related to bylda farmer, bold building, Old Norse bōl farm, dwelling; see bower 1

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Other Idioms and Phrases with build


In addition to the idioms beginning with build

  • build down
  • build in
  • build on
  • build on sand
  • build up

also see:

  • light (build) a fire under

Also see underbuilt.

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Inflections of ‘build‘ (v): (⇒ conjugate)
builds
v 3rd person singular
building
v pres p
built
v past
built
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

build /bɪld/USA pronunciation  
v., built/bɪlt/USA pronunciation  build•ing, n. 
v.

  1. to make (a house, etc.) by putting together parts: [+ object]How many years did it take to build the Empire State Building?[no object]The town wants to build in that area.
  2. to start, increase, or strengthen;
    grow intense: [~ (+ up) + object]He came to this country and built (up) the family business.[+ object (+ up)]to build it (up).[no object* (~ + up)]The tension in that story builds (up) toward a climax.See build up below.
  3. to form, shape, or create:[+ object (+ into)]The military school builds boys into men.
  4. build in or into, [+ in/into + object] to make something a part of something else: An allowance for travel was built into the budget.
  5. build on or upon, [+ on/upon + object]
    • to have as a basis:a relationship built on trust.
    • to form or construct a plan, system of thought, etc.: to build on the philosophies of the past.

  6. build up, [+ up + object]
    • to develop, strengthen, or increase:She built up my confidence.
    • to improve the strength or health of:weightlifting to build up his body.
    • to fill up with houses or other buildings:My old neighborhood has really been built up.

n. [countable* singular]

  1. the shape or structure of a person’s body or muscles;
    physique:She had a strong build.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

build 
(bild),USA pronunciation v., built or (Archaic) build•ed;
build•ing;
 n. 

v.t.

  1. to construct (esp. something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials:to build a house.
  2. to establish, increase, or strengthen (often fol. by up):to build a business; to build up one’s hopes.
  3. to mold, form, or create:to build boys into men.
  4. to base;
    found:a relationship built on trust.
  5. Games
    • to make (words) from letters.
    • to assemble (cards) according to number, suit, etc., as in melding.

v.i.

  1. to engage in the art, practice, or business of building.
  2. to form or construct a plan, system of thought, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon):He built on the philosophies of the past.
  3. to increase or develop toward a maximum, as of intensity, tempo, or magnitude (often fol. by up):The drama builds steadily toward a climax.
  4. build in or into, to build or incorporate as part of something else:to build in bookcases between the windows; an allowance for travel expenses built into the budget.
  5. build up:
    • to develop or increase:to build up a bank account.
    • to strengthen.
    • to prepare in stages.
    • to fill in with houses;
      develop into an urban area.
    • to praise or flatter.

n.

  1. the physical structure, esp. of a person;
    physique;
    figure:He had a strong build.
  2. the manner or form of construction:The house was of modern build.
  3. Building[Masonry.]
    • a vertical joint.
    • the vertical dimension of a stone laid on its bed.

  • Middle English bilden, Old English byldan, derivative of bold, variant of botl dwelling, house bef. 1150

builda•ble, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

build /bɪld/ vb (builds, building, built)

  1. to make, construct, or form by joining parts or materials: to build a house
  2. (transitive) to order the building of: the government builds most of our hospitals
  3. followed by on or upon: to base; found: his theory was not built on facts
  4. (transitive) to establish and develop: it took ten years to build a business
  5. (transitive) to make in a particular way or for a particular purpose: the car was not built for speed
  6. (intransitive) often followed by up: to increase in intensity

n

  1. physical form, figure, or proportions: a man with an athletic build

Etymology: Old English byldan; related to bylda farmer, bold building, Old Norse bōl farm, dwelling; see bower1

build‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Word-building in
English, major means of WB in English:

a) affixation;

b) conversion;

c) composition; types
of compounds.

WB
is the process of creating new words in a language with the help of
its inner sources.

Two
types of WB proper :

  • Word derivation when 1 stem undergoes different changes;

  • Word composition when 2 or more stems are put together.

The most important means of word derivation are:

a) affixation;

b) conversion;

c) composition; types of compounds.

Affixation,
conversion, composition are the most productive or major means of WB
in modern English.

Shortening
occupies the intermediate position between major & “minor” or
less productive & unproductive means of WB.

Minor
means of word-building are:

  • Back formation = reversion;

  • Blending = telescoping;

  • Reduplication = doubling the stem;

  • Sound immitation;

  • Sound interchange;

  • Shift of stress, etc.

Affixation is the most productive means of word-building in English.
Affixation is the formation of new words by adding a derivational
affix to a derivational base.

Affixation is subdivided into:

  • Suffixation

  • Prefixation.

The essential differences between suffixes &
preffixes is that preffixes as a rule only modify the lexical meaning
of a word without changing the part of speech to which the word
belongs

e.g. to tie – to untie

However, some preffixes form new words in a
different part of speech:

e.g. friend – N., to be friend-V., adj.- little., V.-
to be little.

Suffixes do not only modify the lexical meaning of a word but also
form a word belonging to a different part of speech.

Suffixes are usually classified according to the part of speech they
form:

  • Noun-forming suffixes ( to read – reader, dark – darkness);

  • Adjective-forming (power-powerful);

  • Verb-forming ( to organize, to purify);

  • Adverbal-forming (quick-quickly).

Prefixes are usually classified according to their meaning:

  • Negative prefixes (-un; -non; -in; -dis…);

  • Reversative = privative (-un; -de; -dis..);

  • Pejorative (уничижительные)
    (mis-; mal- (maltreat-дурно
    обращаться); pseudo-);

  • Preffixes of time & order (fore-(foretell); pre-(prewar); post-;
    ex-(ex-wife);

  • Prefixes of repetition (re- rewrite);

  • Locative prefixes (super-; sub-subway; into-; trans –atlantic))

The 2 main criteria, according to which all the affixes are
subdivided are:

1)
origin;

2) productivity.

As to their origin (etymology) affixes are:

  • Native;

  • Borrowed.

Borrowed affixes may be classified according to the source of
borrowing (Greek, Latin, etc.) According to their productivity, i.e.
the ability to build new words at the present time, English affixes
are:

  • Productive or living affixes, used to build new words now;

  • Non-productive = unproductive affixes, not used in the word-building
    now, or used very rarely.

Productivity shouldn’t be confused with frequency. What is frequent
may turn out to be non-productive (-some (adj.)-handsome is very
frequent, but not productive).

Some native prefixes still productive in English
are: — fore; -out (grow); over (estimate); -un (able); -up
(bringing); -under, -mis, etc.

Productive foreign prefixes are: -dis (like); -en (close); -re(call);
-super (natural); -pre (war); -non (drinking); -anti (noise).

Native noun-forming suffixes in modern English are: -er (writer);
-ster (youngster), -ness(brightness), etc.

Adjective-forming native suffixes (productive in English) are: -y
(rocky); -ish (Turkish), ful; -ed (cultured); -less (useless), etc.

Foreign productive noun-forming suffixes are: -ee
(employee); -tion (revolution); -ism(Gr., realism); -ist, etc.

Borrowed productive verb-forming suffixes of
Romanic origin are: -ise,ize (organize), -fy, ify (signify).

Prefixation is more typical of adjectives & verbs. Suffixation is
approximately evenly used in all parts of speech.

There are 2 types of semantic relations between affixes:

  • Homonymy;

  • Synonymy.

Homonymous prefixes are: -in: inactive, to inform.
Homonymous suffixes are: -ful1
(adjective-forming), -ful2
(noun-forming-spoonful), -ly1
(adj.-forming-friendly), -ly2
(adverb-forming-quickly).

Some affixes make a chain of synonyms: the native
suffix –er denoting an agent, is synonymous to suffix –ist
(Gr.)-socialist & to suffix –eer – also denoting an agent
(engineer) but often having a derrogatory force (`sonneteer-
стихоплёт, profiteer –
спекулянт, etc.)

Some affixes are polysemantic: the noun-forming suffix –er has
several meanings:

  • An agent or doer of the action –giver, etc.

  • An instrument –boiler, trailer

  • A profession, occupation –driver;

  • An inhabitant of some place –londoner.

b)
Conversion
is one of the most productive word-building means in English. Words,
formed by means of conversion have identical phonetic & graphic
initial forms but belong to different parts of speech (noun –
doctor; verb –to doctor). Conversion
is a process of coining (
создание)
a new word in a different part of speech & with different
distribution characteristic but without adding any derivative
elements, so that the basic form of the original & the basic form
of the derived words are homonymous (identical). (Arnold)

The
main reason for the widespread conversion in English is its
analytical character, absence of scarcity of inflections. Conversion
is treated differently in linguistic literature. Some linguists
define conversion as a non-affixal way of word-building (Marchened
defines conversion as the formation of new words with the help of a
zero morpheme, hence the term zero derivation)

Some
American & English linguists define conversioon as a functional
shift from one part of speech to another, viewing conversion as a
purely syntactical process. Accoding to this point of view, a word
may function as 2 or more different parts of speech at the same time,
which is impossible. Professor Smernitsky treats conversion as a
morphological way of word-building. According to him conversion is
the formation of a new word through the changes in its paradigm.

Some
other linguists regard conversion as a morphological syntactical way
of word-building, as it involves both a change of the paradigm &
the alterration of the syntactic function of the word.

But
we shouldn’t overlook the semantic change, in the process of
conversion. All the morphological & syntactical changes, only
accompany the semantic process in conversion. Thus, conversion may be
treated as a semantico-morphologico-syntactical process.

As a word within the conversion pair is
semantically derived from the other there are certain semantic
relationswithin a conversion pair.

De-nominal words (от
глагола) make up the largest group &
display the following semantic relations with the nouns:

  1. action characteristic of the thing: -a butcher; to butcher

  2. instrumental use of the thing: -a whip; to wheep

  3. acquisition of a thing: a coat; to coat

  4. deprivation of a thing: skin – to skin.

Deverbal substantives (отглаг.сущ)they
may denote:

  • instance of the action: to move – a move;

  • agent of the action: to switch – a switch;

  • place of the action: to walk- a walk;

  • object or result of the action: to find – a find.

The English vocabulary abounds mostly in verbs,
converted from nouns( or denominal verbs) & nouns, converted from
verbs (deverbal substances): pin –to pin; honeymoon-to honeymoon.
There are also some other cases of conversion: batter-to batter, up –
to up, etc.

c)
Composition
is one of the most productive word-building
means in modern English. Composition is the production of a new word
by means of uniting 2 or more stems which occur in the language as
free forms (bluebells, ice-cream).

According
to the type of composition & the linking element, there are
following types of compounds:

  • neutral compounds; (1)

  • morphological compounds; (2)

  • syntactical compounds. (3)

(1)
Compounds built by means of stem junction (juxt – opposition)
without any morpheme as a link, are called neutral compounds. The
subtypes of neutral compounds according to the structure of immediate
constituents:

a)
simple neutral compounds (neutral compounds proper) consisting of 2
elements (2 simple stems): sky –blue;film-star.

b) derived compounds (derivational compounds) –
include at least one derived stem: looking-glass, music-lover,
film-goer, mill-owner derived compounds or derivational should be
distinguished from compound derivatives, formed by means of a suffix,
which reffers to the combination of stems as a whole. Compound
derivatives (сложно-произв.слова)
are the result of 2 acts of word-building composition &
derivation. ( golden-haired, broad-shouldered, honey-mooner,
first-nighter).

c)
contracted compounds which have a shortened stem or a simple stem in
their structure, as “V-day” (victory), G-man (goverment), H-bag
(hand-bag).

d)
compounds, in which at least 1 stem is compound (waterpaper(comp)
–basket(simple))

(2)
Compounds with a specific morpheme as a link (comp-s with a linking
element = morphological compounds). E.g. Anglo-Saxon, Franko-German,
speedometer, statesman, tradespeople, handicraft, handiwork.

(3)
Compounds formed from segments of speech by way of isolating speech
sintagmas are sometimes called syntactic compounds, or compounds with
the linking element(s) represented as a rule by the stems of
form-words (brother-in-law, forget-me-not, good-in-nothing).

II.
Compounds may be classified according to a part of speech they belong
& within each part of speech according to their structural
pattern (structural types of compound-nouns):

  • compounds nouns formed of an adjectival stem + a noun stem A+N.

e.g.blackberry, gold fish

  • compound nouns formed of a noun-stem +a noun stem N+N

e.g. waterfall, backbone, homestead, calhurd

III.
Semantically compounds may be: idiomatic (non-motivated),
non-idiomatic

(motivated).
The compounds whose meanings can be derived from the meanings of
their component stems, are called non-idiomatic, e.g. classroom,
handcuff, handbag, smoking-car.

The
compounds whose meanings cannot be derived from the meanings of their
component stems are called idiomatic, e.g. lady-bird, man of war,
mother-of-pearls.

The
critiria applied for distinguishing compounds from word combinations
are:

  • graphic;

  • phonetic;

  • grammatical (morphological, syntactic);

  • semantic.

The graphic criteria can be relied on when
compounds are spelled either sollidly, or with or with a hyphen, but
it fails when the compound is spelled as 2 separate words,

e.g.
blood(-)vessel
(крово-сосудистый)

The phonetic criterium is applied to comp-s which
have either a high stress on the first component as in “hothead”
(буйная голова),
or a double stress “ `washing-ma`chine”, but it’s useless when
a compound has a level stress on both components, as in “
`arm-chair, `ice-cream” etc.

If we apply morphological & syntactical
criterium, we’ll see that compounds consisting of stems, possess
their structural integrity. The components of a compound are
grammatically invariable. No word can be inserted between the
components, while the components of a word-group, being independant
words, have the opposite features (tall-boy(высокий
комод), tall boy (taller&
cleverer,tallest)).

One of the most reliable criteria is the semantic
one. Compounds generally possess the higher degree of semantic
cohesion (слияние) of its elements
than word-groups. Compounds usually convey (передавать)
1 concep. (compare: a tall boy – 2 concepts, & a tallboy – 1
concept). In most cases only a combination of different criteria can
serve to distinguish a compound word from a word combination.

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  • Word-building in Modern English

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    Word-building in Modern English

  • By word-building are understood processes of producing new words from the res...

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    By word-building are understood processes of producing new words from the resources of this particular language. Together with borrowing, word-building provides for enlarging and enriching the vocabulary of the language.

  • Morpheme is the smallest recurrent unit of language directly related to mean...

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    Morpheme is the smallest recurrent unit of language directly related to meaning

  • All morphemes are subdivided into two large classes: roots (or radicals) and...

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    All morphemes are subdivided into two large classes: roots (or radicals) and affixes. The latter, in their turn, fall into prefixes which precede the root in the structure of the word (as in re-read, mispronounce, unwell) and suffixes which follow the root (as in teach-er, cur-able, diet-ate).

  • We can distinguish words due to a morphological structure

	Words which consi...

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    We can distinguish words due to a morphological structure

    Words which consist of a root are called root words:
    house, room, book, work, port, street, table, etc.

  • We can distinguish words due to a morphological structure
Words which consist...

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    We can distinguish words due to a morphological structure

    Words which consist of a root and an affix (or several affixes) are called derived words or derivatives and are produced by the process of word-building known as affixation (or derivation):
    re-read, mis-pronounce, un-well, teach-er.

  • We can distinguish words due to a morphological structure

A compound word is...

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    We can distinguish words due to a morphological structure

    A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word:
    dining-room, bluebell (колокольчик), mother-in-law, good-for-nothing(бездельник)

  • We can distinguish words due to a morphological structureСompound-derivatives...

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    We can distinguish words due to a morphological structure
    Сompound-derivatives are words in which the structural integrity of the two free stems is ensured by a suffix referring to the combination as a whole, not to one of its elements:
    kind-hearted, old-timer, schoolboyishness, teenager.

  • There are the following ways of word-building:Affixation
Composition
Conversi...

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    There are the following ways of word-building:
    Affixation
    Composition
    Conversion
    Shortening (Contraction)
    Non-productive types of word-building:
    A) Sound-Imitation
    B) Reduplication
    C) Back-Formation (Reversion)

  • Affixation 		

	The process of affixation consists in coining a new word by...

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    Affixation

    The process of affixation consists in coining a new word by adding an affix or several affixes to some root morpheme.

  • The role of the affix in this procedure is very important and therefore...

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    The role of the affix in this procedure is very important and therefore it is necessary to consider certain facts about the main types of affixes. From the etymological point of view affixes are classified into the same two large groups as words: native and borrowed.

  • Some Native Suffixes

  • Some Native Suffixes

  • Some Native Suffixes

  • An affix of foreign origin can be regarded as borrowed only after it has...

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    An affix of foreign origin can be regarded as borrowed only after it has begun an independent and active life in the recipient language and it is taking part in the word-making processes of that language. This can only occur when the total of words with this affix is so great in the recipient language as to affect the native speakers’ subconscious to the extent that they no longer realize its foreign flavour and accept it as their own.

  • By productive affixes we mean the ones, which take part in deriving new wor...

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    By productive affixes we mean the ones, which take part in deriving new words in this particular period of language development. The best way to identify productive affixes is to look for them among neologisms and so-called nonce-words.
    The adjectives thinnish (жидковатый) and baldish (лысоватый) bring to mind dozens of other adjectives made with the same suffix: oldish (староватый), youngish (моложавый), mannish (мужеподобная), girlish (женоподобный), longish (длинноватый), yellowish (желтоватый), etc.

    The same is well illustrated by the following popular statement: «/ don’t like Sunday evenings: I feel so Mondayish». (Чу́вствующий лень по́сле воскре́сного о́тдыха)

  • One should not confuse the productivity of affixes with their frequency of...

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    One should not confuse the productivity of affixes with their frequency of occurrence. There are quite a number of high-frequency affixes which, nevertheless, are no longer used in word-derivation

    e. g. the adjective-forming native suffixes -ful, -ly; the adjective-forming suffixes of Latin origin -ant, -ent, -al which are quite frequent

  • Some Productive Affixes 

  •   Some Non-Productive Affixes 

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    Some Non-Productive Affixes

  • Composition		


		Composition is a type of word-building, in which new words...

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    Composition

    Composition is a type of word-building, in which new words are produced by combining two or more stems

  • Compounds are not homogeneous in structure. Traditionally three types ar...

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    Compounds are not homogeneous in structure. Traditionally three types are distinguished:
    neutral
    morphological
    syntactic

  • Neutral                                 
		In neutral compounds the process...

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    Neutral

    In neutral compounds the process of compounding is realised without any linking elements, by a mere juxtaposition of two stems, as in
    blackbird(дрозд)
    shopwindow(витрина) sunflower(подсолнух) bedroom(спальня) etc.

  • There are three subtypes of neutral compounds depending on the structure of...

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    There are three subtypes of neutral compounds depending on the structure of the constituent stems.

    The examples: shopwindow(витрина), sunflower(подсолнух), bedroom(спальня) represent the subtype which may be described as simple neutral compounds: they consist of simple affixless stems.

  • Compounds which have affixes in their structure are called derived or de...

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    Compounds which have affixes in their structure are called derived or derivational compounds.

    E.g. blue-eyed(голубоглазый),
    broad-shouldered(широкоплечий)

  • The third subtype of neutral compounds is called contracted compounds. Thes...

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    The third subtype of neutral compounds is called contracted compounds. These words have a shortened (contracted) stem in their structure:
    V-day (день победы) (Victory day), G-man (агент ФБР) (Government man «FBI agent»), H-bag (сумочка) (handbag), T-shirt(футболка), etc.

  • Morphological		Morphological compounds are few in number. This type is non-...

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    Morphological

    Morphological compounds are few in number. This type is non-productive. It is represented by words in which two compounding stems are combined by a linking vowel or consonant:
    e. g. Anglo-Saxon, Franko-Prussian, handiwork(изделие ручной работы), statesman (политический деятель/политик)

  • Syntactic 
		These words are formed from segments of speech, preserving in...

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    Syntactic

    These words are formed from segments of speech, preserving in their structure numerous traces of syntagmatic relations typical of speech: articles, prepositions, adverbs.
    e.g. father-in-law, mother-in-law etc.

  • Conversion

		Conversion consists in making a new word from some existing wor...

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    Conversion

    Conversion consists in making a new word from some existing word by changing the category of a part of speech, the morphemic shape of the original word remaining unchanged.

  • It has also a new paradigm peculiar to its new category as a part of sp...

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    It has also a new paradigm peculiar to its new category as a part of speech. Conversion is a convenient and «easy» way of enriching the vocabulary with new words. The two categories of parts of speech especially affected by conversion are nouns and verbs.

  • Verbs made from nouns are the most numerous amongst the words produced b...

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    Verbs made from nouns are the most numerous amongst the words produced by conversion:
    e. g. to hand(передавать)
    to back(поддерживать)
    to face(стоять лицом к кому-либо)
    to eye(рассматривать)
    to nose(разнюхивать)
    to dog(выслеживать)

  • Nouns are frequently made from verbs: 
   	e.g. make(марка) 
			run(бег)...

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    Nouns are frequently made from verbs:
    e.g. make(марка)
    run(бег)
    find(находка)
    walk(прогулка)
    worry(тревога)
    show(демонстрация)
    move(движение)

  • Verbs can also be made from adjectives: 
		e. g. to pale(побледнеть)...

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    Verbs can also be made from adjectives:
    e. g. to pale(побледнеть)
    to yellow(желтеть)
    to cool(охлаждать)

    Other parts of speech are not entirely unsusceptible to conversion.

  • Shortening (Contraction)
		This comparatively new way of word-building has ac...

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    Shortening (Contraction)

    This comparatively new way of word-building has achieved a high degree of productivity nowadays, especially in American English.
    Shortenings (or contracted words) are produced in two different ways.

  • The first way		The first is to make a new word from a syllable (rarer, two) o...

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    The first way
    The first is to make a new word from a syllable (rarer, two) of the original word.
    The latter may lose its beginning (as in phone made from telephone, fence from defence), its ending (as in hols from holidays, vac from vacation, props from properties, ad from advertisement) or both the beginning and ending (as in flu from influenza, fridge from refrigerator)

  • The second way		The second way of shortening is to make a new word from the i...

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    The second way
    The second way of shortening is to make a new word from the initial letters of a word group:
    U.N.O. from the United Nations Organisation, B.B.C. from the British Broadcasting Corporation, M.P. from Member of Parliament. This type is called initial shortenings.

  • Both types of shortenings are characteristic of informal speech in general...

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    Both types of shortenings are characteristic of informal speech in general and of uncultivated speech particularly:
    E. g. Movie (from moving-picture), gent (from gentleman), specs (from spectacles), circs (from circumstances, e. g. under the circs), I. O. Y. (from I owe you), lib (from liberty), cert (from certainty), exhibish (from exhibition), posish (from position)

  • Non-productive types of word-buildingSound-Imitation
		Words coined by this i...

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    Non-productive types of word-building
    Sound-Imitation
    Words coined by this interesting type of word-building are made by imitating different kinds of sounds that may be produced by
    human beings: to whisper (шептать), to whistle (свистеть), to sneeze (чихать), to giggle (хихикать);

  • animals, birds, insects: to hiss (шипеть), to buzz (жужжать), to bark (лаять...

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    animals, birds, insects: to hiss (шипеть), to buzz (жужжать), to bark (лаять), to moo (мычать);
    inanimate objects: to boom (гудеть), to ding-dong (звенеть), to splash (брызгать);

  • Reduplication
		In reduplication new words are made by doubling a stem, eithe...

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    Reduplication
    In reduplication new words are made by doubling a stem, either without any phonetic changes as in bye-bye (coll, for good-bye)
    or with a variation of the root-vowel or consonant as in ping-pong, chit-chat (this second type is called gradational reduplication).

  • This type of word-building is greatly facilitated in Modern English by the...

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    This type of word-building is greatly facilitated in Modern English by the vast number of monosyllables. Stylistically speaking, most words made by reduplication represent informal groups: colloquialisms and slang. E. g. walkie-talkie («a portable radio»), riff-raff («the worthless or disreputable element of society»; «the dregs of society»), chi-chi (sl. for chic as in a chi-chi girl)

  • In a modern novel an angry father accuses his teenager son of doing noth...

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    In a modern novel an angry father accuses his teenager son of doing nothing but dilly-dallying all over the town. (dilly-dallying — wasting time, doing nothing)

  • Another example of a word made by reduplication may be found in the followi...

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    Another example of a word made by reduplication may be found in the following quotation from “The Importance of Being Earnest” by O. Wilde:
    Lady Bracknell: I think it is high time that Mr. Bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. This shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. (shilly-shallying — irresolution, indecision)

  • Back-formation

		Forming the allegedly original stem from a supposed derivat...

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    Back-formation

    Forming the allegedly original stem from a supposed derivative on the analogy of the existing pairs, i. e. the singling-out of a stem from a word which is wrongly regarded as a derivative.

  • The earliest examples of this type of word-building are the verb to beg (по...

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    The earliest examples of this type of word-building are the verb to beg (попрошайничать) that was made from the French borrowing beggar (нищий, бедняк), to burgle (незаконно проникать в помещение) from burglar (вор-домушник).
    In all these cases the verb was made from the noun by subtracting what was mistakenly associated with the English suffix -er.

  • Later examples of back-formation are to blood-transfuse (делать перелива...

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    Later examples of back-formation are to blood-transfuse (делать переливание крови) from blood-transfuing, to force-land (совершать вынужденную посадку) from forced landing, to baby-sit (присматривать за ребенком) from baby-sitter.

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  • Break ‘build’ down into sounds:
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    say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
  • Record yourself saying ‘build’ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen. You’ll be able to mark your mistakes quite easily.
  • Look up tutorials on Youtube on how to pronounce ‘build’.
  • Focus on one accent: mixing multiple accents can get really confusing especially for beginners, so pick one accent
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WORD-BUILDING IN ENGLISH

WORD-BUILDING IN ENGLISH

Word-formation l process of creating new words from resources of a particular language according

Word-formation l process of creating new words from resources of a particular language according to certain semantic and structural patterns existing in the language

Word-formation l branch of Lexicology l studies the patterns on which the English language

Word-formation l branch of Lexicology l studies the patterns on which the English language builds words l may be studied synchronically and diachronically

Main types of word-formation word-derivation affixation conversion word-composition shortening and abbreviation

Main types of word-formation word-derivation affixation conversion word-composition shortening and abbreviation

Minor types of word-formation sound- and stress interchange back formation sound imitation lexicalizatio of

Minor types of word-formation sound- and stress interchange back formation sound imitation lexicalizatio of grammatical

Derivational Pattern is a meaningful combination of stems and affixes l regularly reproduced l

Derivational Pattern is a meaningful combination of stems and affixes l regularly reproduced l indicates the grammatical part-of-speech meaning e. g. verbal stem + -ee = noun (‘one who is V-ed’) examine + -ee = examinee addressee, employee, divorcee l

Affixation l l formation of words by adding derivational affixes to stems one of

Affixation l l formation of words by adding derivational affixes to stems one of the most productive ways of wordbuilding

Types of Affixation affixation suffixation prefixation mixed affixation

Types of Affixation affixation suffixation prefixation mixed affixation

Affixation Suffixation l words are formed with the help of suffixes l changes a

Affixation Suffixation l words are formed with the help of suffixes l changes a part-of-speech meaning (e. g. work – worker) l transfers a word into a different semantic group (e. g. child – childhood) l is characteristic of noun and adjective formation Prefixation l words are formed with the help of prefixes l does not change a part-ofspeech meaning (e. g. usual – unusual) l about 25 prefixes form one part of speech from another (e. g. head – to behead) l is characteristic of verb formation

Mixed Affixation l l l formation by both prefixation and suffixation semantic structure becomes

Mixed Affixation l l l formation by both prefixation and suffixation semantic structure becomes more limited the more affixes added the less polysemantic the word becomes e. g. speak – unspeakable place – irreplaceable

Conversion l l process of creating a new word in a different part of

Conversion l l process of creating a new word in a different part of speech with different distributional characteristic but without adding any affixes so that the basic form of the original and the basic form of a derived word are homonymous

Conversion A new word: l has a meaning different from the original one l

Conversion A new word: l has a meaning different from the original one l has a new paradigm peculiar to its new category as a part of speech l the morphemic shape of the original word remains unchanged

Conversion l l face, noun -s, pl. -’s, poss. c. , sg -s’, poss.

Conversion l l face, noun -s, pl. -’s, poss. c. , sg -s’, poss. c. , pl a front part of the head from the forehead to the chin l l to face, verb -s, 3 rd p. sg. -ed, past ind. , past part. -ing, pres. part. , gerund to turn the face towards sb/smth

Reasons for the widespread development of conversion absence of morphological elements which mark the

Reasons for the widespread development of conversion absence of morphological elements which mark the part of speech of the word e. g. back (noun) – If you use mirrors you can see the l back of your head to back – Their houses back onto the river. back (adverb) – Put the book back on the shelf. back (adjective) – a back garden, back teeth

Reasons for the widespread development of conversion l simplicity of paradigms of English parts

Reasons for the widespread development of conversion l simplicity of paradigms of English parts of speech l a great number of one-syllable words that are mobile and flexible

Conversion in Present-Day English l l l typical of one-syllable words not common to

Conversion in Present-Day English l l l typical of one-syllable words not common to affixed words (e. g. a commission – to commission) the predominant way of verb formation verbs are mainly formed from nouns and rarely from other parts of speech highly productive

Conversion in Different Parts of Speech l noun verb e. g. an eye –

Conversion in Different Parts of Speech l noun verb e. g. an eye – to eye, a bag – to bag, a room – to room l verb noun e. g. to jump – a jump, to do – a do l adjective verb e. g. pale – to pale l adjective noun e. g. private – a private, blind – the blind

Conversion in Different Parts of Speech form word noun e. g. He was familiar

Conversion in Different Parts of Speech form word noun e. g. He was familiar with ups and downs of life. I shan’t go into whys and wherefores. l affix noun e. g. Freudism, existentialism and all other ‘isms’ of l modern life. interjection verb e. g. pooh – to pooh-pooh l

Conversion and Other Types of Word. Formation l conversion and composition e. g. pin-point

Conversion and Other Types of Word. Formation l conversion and composition e. g. pin-point — to pin point, black-list – to blacklist l composition, conversion and shortening e. g. to drive in – a drive-in theater – a drive-in l conversion and composition in phrases and sentences e. g. Old man what-do-you-call-him’s book is on sale.

Traditional and Occasional Conversion Traditional Conversion l the use of a word is recorded

Traditional and Occasional Conversion Traditional Conversion l the use of a word is recorded in the dictionary e. g. to cook, to look, find, aim, etc. Occasional Conversion l the use of a word is not registered by the dictionary l occurs momentarily, through the immediate need of the situation, brings out the meaning more vividly e. g. If anybody oranges me again tonight, I’ll knock his face off!

Shortening l a way of word-formation when part of the original word or word

Shortening l a way of word-formation when part of the original word or word group is taken away

Shortening A new word: l l l belongs to the same part of speech

Shortening A new word: l l l belongs to the same part of speech as a the original word (e. g. demo – demonstration) has the same lexical meaning as the original word capable of being used as a free form can take functional affixes (e. g. a bikes) mostly monosemantic

Shortening A new word: l may serve as basis for further word-formation by derivation

Shortening A new word: l may serve as basis for further word-formation by derivation and composition e. g. fancy (noun) fantasy (shortening) fancy (noun) to fancy (conversion) fancy (noun) fancier, fanciful (derivation) fancy (noun) fancy-ball, fancy-dress (composition)

Shortening A new word: l differs from the original word stylistically or emotionally, characteristic

Shortening A new word: l differs from the original word stylistically or emotionally, characteristic of colloquial speech e. g. Becky Rebecca (diminutive) Japs the Japanese examination (college slang) hanky handkerchief (nursery word) o’er over (bookish, poetic style)

Shortening in Different Parts of Speech l l nouns e. g. professor verbs e.

Shortening in Different Parts of Speech l l nouns e. g. professor verbs e. g. to revolve adjectives (very few) e. g. dilly delightful (jargonism) interjection e. g. Shun! attention

Types of Shortening final clipping (apocope) - a word is shortened at the end

Types of Shortening final clipping (apocope) — a word is shortened at the end e. g. ed editor, referee l initial clipping (apheresis) – a word is shortened at the beginning e. g. phone telephone, chute parachute l

Types of Shortening medial clipping (syncope) – some syllables or sounds are omitted from

Types of Shortening medial clipping (syncope) – some syllables or sounds are omitted from the middle of a word e. g. maths mathematics spectacles fancy fantasy l

Types of Shortening l a word is clipped both at the end at the

Types of Shortening l a word is clipped both at the end at the beginning e. g. flu tec fridge influenza detective refridgerator

Abbreviation (graphical shortening) l l shortening of word or word-groups in written speech in

Abbreviation (graphical shortening) l l shortening of word or word-groups in written speech in speech the corresponding full forms are used e. g. lb — pound e. g. – for example i. e. – that is Dr. – Doctor Oct. — October

Composition l l is the way of word-building when a word is formed by

Composition l l is the way of word-building when a word is formed by joining two or more stems to form one word one of the most productive ways of wordbuilding in Modern English

Compound Words consist of at least two stems which occur in the language as

Compound Words consist of at least two stems which occur in the language as free forms e. g. a brother-in-law, airbus, snow-white l

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination l l Compound Word graphic criterion:

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination l l Compound Word graphic criterion: solid or hyphenated spelling e. g. sunbeam, warship semantic criterion: conveys one concept e. g. a green-house l l Word-Combination graphic criterion: spelling with a break e. g. a tall boy semantic criterion: conveys more than one concept e. g. a green house

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination Compound Word l phonetic criterion: a

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination Compound Word l phonetic criterion: a single uniting stress e. g. a ´greenhouse Word-Combination l phonetic criterion: each word in a group has a stress e. g. a ´green ´house

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination l Compound Word morphological and syntactic

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination l Compound Word morphological and syntactic criteria: — only one component changes grammatically e. g. a tallboy – tallboys, a passer-by – passers-by Word-Combination l morphological and syntactic criteria: — each constituent is independent and open to grammatical changes e. g. a tall boy – They were the tallest boys in their form.

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination l Compound Word morphological and syntactic

Criteria for Distinguishing between a Compound a Word-combination l Compound Word morphological and syntactic criteria: — no word can be inserted between the components Word-Combination l morphological and syntactic criteria: — other words may be inserted between the constituent parts e. g. a tall handsome boy

Classifications of Compounds l l l according to the parts of speech according to

Classifications of Compounds l l l according to the parts of speech according to the joining element according to the structure of compounds according to the degree of semantic independence according to the order of components according to the motivation of the meaning of compounds

Classification of compounds according to the part of speech nouns and adjectives e. g.

Classification of compounds according to the part of speech nouns and adjectives e. g. baby-sitter, power-hungry (энергоемкий) l adverbs and prepositions e. g. indoors, within, outside l verbs (formed by means of conversion or backformation) e. g. to handcuff hand-cuffs, to babysit baby-sitter l

Classification according to the joining element l neutral compounds are formed by joining two

Classification according to the joining element l neutral compounds are formed by joining two stems together without any joining morpheme e. g. classroom, dancing-hall l syntactical compounds – components are joined by means of form-word stems e. g. here-and-now, free-for-all

Classification according to the joining element l morphological compounds – components are joined by

Classification according to the joining element l morphological compounds – components are joined by a linking element: — vowel “o”, “I” e. g. speedometer, handicraft — consonant “s” e. g. sportsman

Classification according to the structure of compounds l l compound words proper – formed

Classification according to the structure of compounds l l compound words proper – formed by juxtaposition of two stems without any linking element e. g. top-notch (первоклассный), tiptop compound-affixed words – e. g. honeymooner

Classification according to the structure of compounds l l compound words consisting of three

Classification according to the structure of compounds l l compound words consisting of three or more stems — e. g. eggshell-thin, cornflower-blue compound-shortened words – e. g. V-day, landsat

Classification according to the degree of semantic independence Subordinative Compound is a compound whose

Classification according to the degree of semantic independence Subordinative Compound is a compound whose components are neither structurally nor semantically equal in importance, and one of them dominates the other e. g. color-blind, evergreen l Coordinative Compound is a compound whose components are structurally and semantically independent and constitutes two structural and semantic centers e. g. actor-manager l

Classification according to the order of components Syntactic Compound l is a compound that

Classification according to the order of components Syntactic Compound l is a compound that conforms to grammatical patterns current in the language e. g. northwest, for-free, maybe, killjoy, seashore Asyntactic Compound l is a compound that does not conform to grammatical patterns current in the language e. g. to babysit (to sit with a baby), rope-like (like a rope)

Classification according to the motivation of the meaning of compounds Idiomatic Compound l is

Classification according to the motivation of the meaning of compounds Idiomatic Compound l is a compound whose meaning is not deducible from the meaning of its components e. g. wallflower – Noun, a person, esp. a woman, who is not invited to dance at a party fifty-fifty – Adv. , being equally likely and unlikely butter-fingers – noun, a clumsy person Non-idiomatic Compound l is a compound whose meaning is deducible from the meaning of its components e. g. mother-in-law, day-long

Ways of forming compound words l l l reduplication – e. g. too-too, hush-hush

Ways of forming compound words l l l reduplication – e. g. too-too, hush-hush partial conversion from word-groups e. g. can-do (исполнительный и энергичный) can do backformation from compound nouns and wordgroups e. g. to baby-sitter vowel interchange (ablaut compounds) e. g. chit-chat (сплетни), tip-top, riff-raff (сброд) rhyme compounds – e. g. willy-nilly (волей-неволей), hoity-toity(надменный)

Peculiarities of English Compounds l l l all components of compound words are free

Peculiarities of English Compounds l l l all components of compound words are free forms, can be used independently with a distinct meaning of their own e. g. motherland, day-off, everybody usually are two-stem compounds attributive compounds e. g. last-minute changes, four-year course

Sound Interchange l way of forming new words with the help of change of

Sound Interchange l way of forming new words with the help of change of sounds within a word

Types of Sound Interchange l l l vowel change – e. g. full –

Types of Sound Interchange l l l vowel change – e. g. full – to fill, blood – to bleed consonant interchange – e. g. to speakspeech, advice – to advise the combination of vowel and consonant change – e. g. life – to live, strong strength

Stress Interchange l e. g. ´import - to im´port, ´suspect – to sus´pect

Stress Interchange l e. g. ´import — to im´port, ´suspect – to sus´pect

Lexicalization of Grammatical Form l way of creating new words with the help of

Lexicalization of Grammatical Form l way of creating new words with the help of suffix “s” e. g. glass – glasses, custom – customs, colour — colours

Backformation l way of creating new words by subtracting a real or supposed suffix

Backformation l way of creating new words by subtracting a real or supposed suffix from the original word e. g. to beggar, to editor, to burgler

Sound Imitation (Onomatopoeia) l way of forming new words by imitating different kinds of

Sound Imitation (Onomatopoeia) l way of forming new words by imitating different kinds of sounds that may be produced by animals, birds, insects, human being and inanimate objects e. g. buzz, croak, moo, mew, purr, roar e. g. clink, whip, splash, bubble e. g. giggle, mutter, babble

Англо-русские и русско-английские словари и энциклопедии. English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries and translations

Meaning of BUILD in English

See: JERRY-BUILT.


Slang English vocab.

     Английский сленговый словарь.
2012

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