Develop - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb ↓
- work out (syn: evolve, germinate)
- gain through experience (syn: acquire, evolve)
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (syn: acquire, get, grow, produce)
- come into existence; take on form or shape (syn: arise, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise)
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses (syn: explicate, formulate)
- create by training and teaching (syn: educate, prepare, train)
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- become technologically advanced (syn: modernize)
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- generate gradually
- grow emotionally or mature (syn: grow)
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- happen (syn: break, recrudesce)
- expand in the form of a series
Examples
She has been exercising regularly to develop her back muscles.
The story was later developed into a novel.
The island has developed its economy around tourism.
The course is designed to develop your writing skills.
A blossom develops from a bud.
The doctor says that the child is developing normally.
In this class, we will be learning about how languages develop.
Scientists are developing a treatment for the disease.
The company has developed a new method for recycling old tires.
He develops the concept more fully in his book.
This tall tree developed from a small seed.
Jane is developing into a fine figure of a young woman.
From that first encounter, he developed a genuine regard for the man.
Cleaning is less of a hassle if you develop a regular routine.
He developed TB.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: develop
he/she/it: develops
present participle: developing
past tense: developed
past participle: developed