build on

verb

built on; building on; builds on

transitive verb

: to use as a foundation

building on past experience

Examples of build on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our mission is to build on these studios’ legacies as homes for the greatest filmmakers and storytellers. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

The boutique hotel is built on a love story—where a 19th-century British general fell in love with an Indian princess, who later took her grief and rich colour palette to Saint Tropez. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

While the house is bursting with artwork that would make most museum curators envious, Herman’s home is surprisingly humble, built on a tight budget from prosaic materials. — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The Shahtoot Dam, which would be built on a tributary of the Kabul River, could provide water for more than 2 million people in the city. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for build on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon