BUILD UPON

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does build upon mean? 

• BUILD UPON (verb)
  The verb BUILD UPON has 1 sense:

1. be based on; of theories and claims, for example

  Familiarity information: BUILD UPON used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUILD UPON (verb)

Meaning:

Be based on; of theories and claims, for example

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

build on; build upon; repose on; rest on

Context example:

What's this new evidence based on?

Hypernyms (to "build upon" is one way to...):

depend on; depend upon; devolve on; hinge on; hinge upon; ride; turn on (be contingent on)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "build upon"):

owe (be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something