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build up to

build up to something

 
1. [for a person] to lead up to something or advance to doing or saying something. I can tell you are building up to something. What is it?
2. [for a situation] to develop into something. The argument is building up to something unpleasant.
See also: build, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anastasiaah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian), a-nə-STAY-zhə (English), a-nə-STAS-yə (English), ah-nahs-TAH-syah (Spanish), ah-nahs-TAH-zyah (Italian)Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Ancient Greek
Abhay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
RiikaREE:-kahFinnish
NoortjeNO:R-tyə (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
PrimoPREE-mo (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Chavdar-Bulgarian
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