BUILD STH


Meaning of BUILD STH in English

up

1.

to create or develop sth :

She's built up a very successful business.

These finds help us build up a picture of life in the Middle Ages.

I am anxious not to build up false hopes (= to encourage people to hope for too much) .

2.

to make sth higher or stronger than it was before

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.