No. 1,983 in Russian
строить
To build.
In a sentence
Я строю дом.
I am building a house.
The verb 'строить' is used in its direct meaning, referring to constructing a physical structure.
Он строит планы на будущее.
He is making plans for the future.
The verb 'строить' is used figuratively to indicate planning or organizing ideas systematically.
Ваша критика помогает мне строить мои аргументы.
Your criticism helps me construct my arguments.
The verb 'строить' is utilized in an abstract sense, demonstrating the ideation or structuring of non-tangible entities such as reasoning.
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