What does build upon mean?

Definitions for build upon
build up·on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. repose on, rest on, build on, build uponverb

    be based on; of theories and claims, for example

    "What's this new evidence based on?"

Wiktionary

  1. build uponverb

    to form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation

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  1. build upon

    To "build upon" generally means to use something as a base or foundation and add more information, details, or improvements to it. This term can apply to various scenarios such as knowledge, relationships, skills, ideas, or structures, where further development or enhancements are built on an already established initial platform or concept.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of build upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of build upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of build upon in a Sentence

  1. White House:

    Our approach to addressing the current rise in violent crime is comprehensive – adequately fund law enforcement, build upon the smart-on crime reforms enacted during the Trump Administration, and forge partnerships between communities and law enforcement like we’ve seen in Dallas.

  2. Mike Levin:

    We can't be complacent. We can't take any of these seats for granted, each of us that worked so hard to flip the county need to stay focused, and we've got to continue to build upon the success we had in 2018.

  3. Mike Pompeo:

    Everyone will find something to hate about the proposal, everything will find something I think, including the Palestinians, will find something that they say that's something to build upon, then the big question is can we get enough space that we can have a real conversation about how to build this out.

  4. Van Eeden:

    We believe a continent-wide assessment of the number of animals that might be impacted has never been done in Australia before or anywhere else in the world, other nations can build upon this research to improve understanding of bushfire impacts everywhere.

  5. Paul Hokemeyer:

    My awareness of myself and my own issues enables me to relate to and feel compassion towards the vulnerability of being human. Its is the thing we share and it gives us a strong foundation to build upon.


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