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rebuild

/ɹiˈbɪld/

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What does rebuild mean?

verb

  1. To build again or anew.
  2. (figuratively) To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling.

noun

  1. A process or result of rebuilding.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (figuratively) (said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a period of struggling.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹiˈbɪld/

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If you read the Hebrew inscription on a synagogue, you will meet disaster, but will eventually rebuild your fortunes with renewed splendor.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
We must pull down before we can rebuild; the analysis of death is the first step towards the synthesis of life.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
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Nevertheless, he began to rebuild the fire in the furnace; the pressure again mounted, and the locomotive returned, running backwards to Fort Kearney.
Jules VerneAround the World in Eighty DaysTranslated by George M. (George Makepeace) TowleProject Gutenberg ebook #103
We are at present in a state of utmost confusion, as we have pulled all our offices down and are going to rebuild and alter them.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739