different between building vs redevelop

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l.d??/
• Rhymes: -?ld??
• Hyphenation: build?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English bildyng, buildyng, buyldyng, byldyng, bulding, beldyng, equivalent to build +? -ing.

Noun

building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)

1. (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

   Synonym: construction

2. (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

   Synonyms: edifice; see also Thesaurus:building

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• building on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

See build

Verb

building

1. present participle of build

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English building.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bil.di?/

Noun

building m (plural buildings)

1. tower, skyscraper (tall building)

   Synonyms: gratte-ciel, tour

English

Etymology

re- +? develop

Verb

redevelop (third-person singular simple present redevelops, present participle redeveloping, simple past and past participle redeveloped)

1. (transitive) To develop again or differently.

   to redevelop an unsuccessful product for relaunch

2. (transitive, photography) To intensify by a second process.
3. (transitive) To convert a neighbourhood by demolishing old buildings and building new ones, or by renovating existing ones.

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• developer