A city is a large build-up/built-up area
- Thread starter Roymalika
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Thank you. Can you explain why "build-up" is not correct?
Why do you think that it should be correct? It is simply wrong.
I think 'build up' (no hyphen) is a verb, while 'built-up' is an adjective. That's why 'build up' cannot be used as an adjective.
Am I right?
Build-up is sometimes used as a noun that means accumulation. Built-up is an adjective used to mean that something has been built up.
I'm not sure that explanation makes much sense, Roy. Built up can also be used verbally: The sedimentary deposits were built up over millions of years.
Probably the clearest thing to say about the distinction between the two words is that build-up is used as a noun and built-up is used as an adjective.
Probably the clearest thing to say about the distinction between the two words is that build-up is used as a noun and built-up is used as an adjective.
Are you talking about this?
1. Build-up
a gradual accumulation or increase, typically of something negative that leads to a problem.
"the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere"