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re·build

 (rē-bĭld′)
tr.v. re·built (-bĭlt′), re·build·ing, re·builds
1. To build again.
2. To make extensive structural repairs on.
3. To remodel or make extensive changes in: tried to rebuild society.
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rebuild

(riːˈbɪld)
vb, -builds, -building or -built
1. to make, construct, or form again: the cost of rebuilding the house.
2. (tr) to restore (a system or situation) to a previous condition: his struggle to rebuild his life.
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rebuild

The restoration of an item to a standard as nearly as possible to its original condition in appearance, performance, and life expectancy. See also overhaul; repair.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

rebuild


Past participle: rebuilt
Gerund: rebuilding

Imperative
rebuild
rebuild
Present
I rebuild
you rebuild
he/she/it rebuilds
we rebuild
you rebuild
they rebuild
Preterite
I rebuilt
you rebuilt
he/she/it rebuilt
we rebuilt
you rebuilt
they rebuilt
Present Continuous
I am rebuilding
you are rebuilding
he/she/it is rebuilding
we are rebuilding
you are rebuilding
they are rebuilding
Present Perfect
I have rebuilt
you have rebuilt
he/she/it has rebuilt
we have rebuilt
you have rebuilt
they have rebuilt
Past Continuous
I was rebuilding
you were rebuilding
he/she/it was rebuilding
we were rebuilding
you were rebuilding
they were rebuilding
Past Perfect
I had rebuilt
you had rebuilt
he/she/it had rebuilt
we had rebuilt
you had rebuilt
they had rebuilt
Future
I will rebuild
you will rebuild
he/she/it will rebuild
we will rebuild
you will rebuild
they will rebuild
Future Perfect
I will have rebuilt
you will have rebuilt
he/she/it will have rebuilt
we will have rebuilt
you will have rebuilt
they will have rebuilt
Future Continuous
I will be rebuilding
you will be rebuilding
he/she/it will be rebuilding
we will be rebuilding
you will be rebuilding
they will be rebuilding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rebuilding
you have been rebuilding
he/she/it has been rebuilding
we have been rebuilding
you have been rebuilding
they have been rebuilding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rebuilding
you will have been rebuilding
he/she/it will have been rebuilding
we will have been rebuilding
you will have been rebuilding
they will have been rebuilding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rebuilding
you had been rebuilding
he/she/it had been rebuilding
we had been rebuilding
you had been rebuilding
they had been rebuilding
Conditional
I would rebuild
you would rebuild
he/she/it would rebuild
we would rebuild
you would rebuild
they would rebuild
Past Conditional
I would have rebuilt
you would have rebuilt
he/she/it would have rebuilt
we would have rebuilt
you would have rebuilt
they would have rebuilt
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.rebuild - build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"
construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
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rebuild

verb reconstruct, restore, revamp, renovate, remodel, refashion The castle was rebuilt by his great grandson in 1859.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

rebuild

verb
To bring back to a previous normal condition:
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Translations
znovu postavit
genopbygge
rakentaa uudelleen
ponovno izgraditi
再建する
개축하다
återuppbygga
สร้างใหม่
tái thiết

rebuild

[ˈriːˈbɪld] (rebuilt (pt, pp)) VTreconstruir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rebuild

[ˌriːˈbɪld] [rebuilt] [ˌriːˈbɪlt] (pt, pp) vt
[+ building, bridge, town] → reconstruire
(= renew, restore) [+ country, relationship, life] → reconstruire, rebâtir; [+ career] → rebâtir; [+ confidence] → retrouver; [+ economy] → rebâtir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rebuild

vt
(= restore) house, wallwieder aufbauen; (fig) society, relationshipwiederherstellen; countrywieder aufbauen; to rebuild one’s lifesein Leben wieder aufbauen; doctors worked to rebuild his facedie Ärzte versuchten, sein Gesicht wiederherzustellen
(= convert) houseumbauen; societyumorganisieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rebuild

[ˌriːˈbɪld] (rebuilt (pt, pp)) [ˌriːˈbɪlt] vtricostruire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rebuild

يُعْيدُ بِنَاء znovu postavit genopbygge wieder aufbauen ξαναχτίζω reconstruir rakentaa uudelleen reconstruire ponovno izgraditi ricostruire 再建する 개축하다 herbouwen gjenoppbygge odbudować reconstruir восстанавливать återuppbygga สร้างใหม่ yeniden yapmak tái thiết 重建
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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"With such a huge need in the community, we continue to press forward to repair more homes each year," Chris Manley, Rebuild Upstate's president/CEO and founder, said in a news release.
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