Society
built-up
covered with buildings
A built-up area has many buildings, roads, and other facilities, with little open land.
Hear it in real life
Is there much countryside near your home?
Not really; it is quite built-up now.
The village has become much more built-up since the new highway opened.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a build-up area
Say: a built-up area
The adjective is “built-up,” with “built,” not the noun “build-up.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
a built-up area; become more built up
Your turn: say it out loud
The village has become much more built-up since the new highway opened.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
built-up
covered with buildings
“The village has become much more built-up since the new highway opened.”
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