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

The opportunity now is to build on these lessons through closer cooperation across governments, industry, technology and capital in order to create energy systems that can perform reliably as demand and complexity continue to grow. — H.e. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

This season, starting five Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby will be looking to build on the chemistry that helped the team capture the Larry O'Brien Trophy. — Otis Livingston, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Fashion is, after all, an entire industry built on the cultivation and expression of taste. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Building on a legacy The mission to the Martian moons builds on Japan’s success in leading the Hayabusa and Hayabusa 2 missions, the world’s first two spacecraft to bring back pristine specimens from asteroids. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 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