build on
phrasal verbbuild on something
- to use something as a basis for further progress
- This study builds on earlier work.
- We will continue to build on our previous success.
build something on something
- [usually passive] to base something on something
- an argument built on sound logic
build something on | build something onto something
- to add something (for example, an extra room) to an existing structure by building
- They've built an extension on.
- The new wing was built onto the hospital last year.