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What does build upon mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word build upon? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.
  2. (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To expand upon; to develop further.
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Occasionally events build upon each other, then the tension elapses in a natural way.
It now offers a new owner the chance to build upon its past and to reawaken it as a working estate.
Our operational focus is to build upon the company's pioneering methods of distribution.
Despite the kitty being slightly emptier than last season, Patterson has managed to retain the spine of his side and even to build upon it.
This latest discovery will allow scientists to build upon this framework of knowledge, in the hope of developing effective treatments in the future.
He more coherently structures a cultural studies methodology by invoking a multitude of textual examples that build upon and connect to each other.

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