building

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪldɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: build‧ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English bildyng, buildyng, buyldyng, byldyng, bulding, beldyng, equivalent to build +‎ -ing.

Noun

building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)

white buildings in Leipzig
  1. (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
    The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
  2. (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
    • 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
      One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
    My sister lives in that apartment building.
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Etymology 2

See build

Verb

building

  1. present participle of build

French

Noun

building m (plural buildings)

  1. tower, skyscraper (tall building)
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