build around



build around

v.
1. To construct or develop something that surrounds or avoids something else: They built the highway around the center of town. If we build a fence around the plants, the goats won't be able to eat them.
2. To develop something based on someone or something: The story is built around two characters. I built my bookstore around the idea that people like to browse before they buy anything.
See also: around, build

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CyprianSIP-ree-ən (English)History
Carina (2)kah-REE-nah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Tilo-German
Abel['eibəl]
Seymour['si:mɔ:]
Alborz-Persian