noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɹiːˈbɪld/
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rhymes with -ɪld
/ˈɹiːbɪld/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A process or result of rebuilding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
(said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a period of struggling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
Since they failed to make it to the playoffs after five consecutive seasons, the team has gone through a lengthy rebuild.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reboot, re-creation, remaking
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To build again or anew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reassemble, reconstruct, remanufacture
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebuild.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
build again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reconstruct
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: construct, build, make
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build English rebuild From re- + build.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
herbou
— to build again
Azerbaijani:
bərpa etmək
— to build again
Bulgarian:
реконструи́рам
(rekonstruíram)
— to build again
Catalan:
reconstruir
— to build again
Chinese Mandarin:
重建
(chóngjiàn)
— to build again
Chinese Mandarin:
再建
(zàijiàn)
— to build again
Chinese Mandarin:
改筑
(gǎizhú)
— to build again
Dutch:
heropbouwen
— to build again
Dutch:
wederopbouwen
— to build again
Esperanto:
rekonstrui
— to build again
Finnish:
jälleenrakentaa
— to build again
Finnish:
rakentaa uudelleen
— to build again
French:
reconstruire
— to build again
German:
wiederaufbauen
— to build again
German:
umbauen
— to build again
Greek:
ξαναχτίζω
(xanachtízo)
— to build again
Greek:
ανοικοδομώ
(anoikodomó)
— to build again
Indonesian:
membangun ulang
— to build again
Irish:
atóg
— to build again
Italian:
ricostruire
— to build again
Japanese:
建て直す
(tatenaosu)
— to build again
Japanese:
再建する
(saiken suru)
— to build again
Korean:
재건하다
(jaegeonhada)
— to build again
Latin:
restaurō
— to build again
Lithuanian:
atstatyti
— to build again
Norman:
r'bâti
— to build again
Polish:
odbudowywać
— to build again
Polish:
odbudować
— to build again
Portuguese:
reconstruir
— to build again
Russian:
перестра́ивать
(perestráivatʹ)
— to build again
Russian:
перестро́ить
(perestróitʹ)
— to build again
