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to develop

to develop

905 1.6
To grow or change slowly to become more mature
  • verb
  • /dɪˈvɛl.əp/
translation icon : desarrollarse
  • Research shows that kids who play video games develop better spatial skills and hand-eye coordination.
  • develop skills
  • children develop
  • relationships develop

But many dogs never develop IVDD, so that's good.

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Examples

  • Plans for a comparable school in New York City developed around this same time.

    Academic text (2015)
  • For some time we had a project that we were developing in England.

  • The situation in East Asia is developing in the same direction.

  • To change, you need to develop your own insights.

  • We are all hard wired to develop appropriate social skills.

  • And this is how the history of visual effects has developed, from the silent period until today.

    Academic text (2017)
  • By limiting the demands of executive skills, teachers can focus on developing students' rhythmic abilities.

    Academic text (2015)
  • As the project progressed, the team worked hard to develop innovative solutions to meet the client's needs.

  • Over the years, she managed to develop her talent for painting into a successful career.

  • The software company aims to develop applications that simplify everyday tasks for users.

Synonyms

to grow
vsto develop
1.0

Become larger or more physically mature

includes that but also covers change, quality, and maturation over time
to build
vsto develop
1.3

To slowly make something stronger over time, like trust or skill

is more neutral, applying to natural gradual change not only planned construction
to evolve
vsto develop
591 4.0

To change or develop slowly over time, often becoming more advanced

is more general, applying to many kinds of gradual improvement
to advance
vsto develop
417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

is more about natural or gradual change rather than active pushing
to progress
vsto develop
209 2.5

Move forward or get better over time

is broader, covering gradual change or maturation not only forward movement
to mature
vsto develop
91 3.5

To become fully grown or developed

is broader, used for ongoing change instead of only the final perfected stage
to blossom into
vsto develop
10 3.8

Gradually grow into a better or more mature form

is more general, covering gradual change rather than specific transformation into one state

Antonyms

146 5.9

To get worse in quality, condition, or value

19 6.8

To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond

1 8.1

A return to an earlier, less developed or worse state

Phrasal Verbs

To learn to taste and enjoy more kinds of food and drink

How Developed

to mature
91 3.5
to flourish
116 4.1
to develop
905 1.6
to grow
1.0
to emerge
604 4.0

Surface Forms

develop infinitive
developed past
developed past participle
developing present participle
develops third person singular

Etymology

Develop comes from an old French idea meaning 'to unwrap' or 'unfold', like opening an envelope to see a letter inside. So to develop (grow or change) is to open up and become more advanced over time.