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Meanings of build upon in English

Spanish
descansar

Be based on; of theories and claims, for example.

descansar
Usage of build upon in English
1
Buck had nothing whatever to build upon in the line of morals.
Lo, Michael!
2
It will have to secure and build upon our new found prosperity.
The Irish Times
3
Successive generations of scientists build upon theoretical foundations set by their predecessors.
The Guardian
4
The mason-bee continues to build upon the ready-completed nest presented to her.
Fabre, Poet of Science
5
The earth is ours to build upon and over, nor much above.
Confessions of Boyhood
6
Where there has been progress, we will try to build upon it.
State of the Union Addresses
7
His long, honorable descent would be a good foundation to build upon.
The Hallam Succession
8
We ought to be faithful, for we build upon a faithful God.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms
9
The proposed energy position limits build upon the agricultural limits in several ways.
Reuters
10
We need to maintain the course to consolidate and build upon these gains.
The Guardian
11
These are inherent strengths that we can build upon with the right policies.''
The Irish Times
12
These findings build upon our understanding of the complex pathophysiology of essential hypertension.
Pubmed
13
I have no doubt my successor will look to build upon these relationships.
News.com.au
14
To build upon the bones of those who have come before.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
15
Dan had an idea, and began to build upon it forthwith.
Dan Merrithew
16
Intense feeling is apt to build upon a half-truth-theunsafest of all foundations.
Men in the Making
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Translations for build upon
Spanish
descansar
Build upon through the time
Build upon across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common