building

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪldɪŋ Hyphenation: build‧ing === Etymology 1 === From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build +‎ -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”). ==== Noun ==== building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings) (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction. Synonym: construction (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. Synonyms: edifice; see also Thesaurus:building (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== building on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From Middle English beeldynge, equivalent to build +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== building present participle and gerund of build == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English building. === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /bil.diŋ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /bɪl.dɪŋ/ === Noun === building m (plural buildings) tower, skyscraper (tall building) Synonyms: gratte-ciel, tour === Further reading === “building”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012