rebuild
Base form
rebuild
/ˌriːˈbɪld/
Past simple
rebuilt
/ˌriːˈbɪlt/
Past participle
rebuilt
/ˌriːˈbɪlt/
MeaningB2
to build or put something together again after it has been damaged
to rebuild your life after prison
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1It will take years to rebuild the old bridge.
- Question · Form 1Will they rebuild the theatre after the fire?
- Past simple · Form 2After the war, my grandparents rebuilt their house brick by brick.
- Past simple · Form 2In 2019 the town rebuilt its football stadium.
- Passive · Form 3The cathedral was rebuilt in the 17th century.
- Present perfect · Form 3She has rebuilt her life since the accident.
Watch out
Like build → built: rebuilt ends in -t. Rebuilded and rebuilted are wrong.
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