Meaning

10 senses

  1. (intransitive)To change with a specific direction, progress.

    Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.

  2. (ambitransitive)To progress through a sequence of stages.

    Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.

    1868-1869, Robert Owen, Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vertebrates All insects […] acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed.

    entwickeln, sich entwickeln, entwickeln

    развива́тьсяrazvivátʹsja, разви́тьсяrazvítʹsja, развива́тьсяrazvivátʹsja

    розвива́тисяrozvyvátysja, розви́нутисяrozvýnutysja, розвива́тиrozvyváty

    gain through experience

  3. (transitive)To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.

  4. (transitive)To create.

    I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.

    entwickeln

    развива́тьrazvivátʹ, разви́тьrazvítʹ, разраба́тыватьrazrabátyvatʹ

    create by training and teaching

  5. (transitive)To bring out images latent in photographic film.

    Please develop this roll of film.

    entwickeln

    проявля́тьprojavljátʹ, прояви́тьprojavítʹ

    проявля́тиprojavljáty, прояви́тиprojavýty

  6. (transitive)To acquire something usually over a period of time.

    I have been in England enough to develop a British accent.

    You will develop calluses if you play the cello.

  7. (transitive)To place one's pieces actively.

    I need to develop my white-square bishop.

    entwickeln

    развива́тьrazvivátʹ, разви́тьrazvítʹ

  8. To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.

  9. To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.

  10. (archaic, impersonal, transitive)To discover, find out; to uncover.

    work out

Examples

565 sentences

  1. Reading develops the mind.

    Читання розвиває мозок.

    ruЧтение развивает ум.

    deLesen schult den Verstand.

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  2. Students should develop their reading skills.

    ruСтуденты должны развивать свои навыки чтения.

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  3. He is planning to develop his business.

    ruОн планирует развивать своё дело.

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  4. He is engaged in developing new materials.

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  5. It takes time to develop political awareness.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to progress:
to progress through stages:
to bring out photographic images:
Русский
By meaning 4
to progress:
to progress through stages:
to create:
to bring out photographic images:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to progress:
to progress through stages:

Origin

Borrowed from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper

Borrowed from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from des- + voloper, veloper, vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”) (compare Italian sviluppare, Old Italian alternative form goluppare (“to wrap”)) from Vulgar Latin *vloppō, *wloppō (“to wrap”) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrappaną, *wlappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”) http://www.wordnik.com/words/envelop.

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Forms

develops, developing, developed, developed
Base formdevelop · to develop
3rd person singulardevelops
Present participledeveloping
Past simpledeveloped
Past participledeveloped

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydevelop
he, she, itdevelops

Past simpleLesson

all personsdeveloped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave developed
he, she, ithas developed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill develop

Synonyms

32 synonyms
shiftB1convertB2drawA1evolveB2transformB1contriveC2generateB1causeA2createA2engenderC2innateB2formB1makeA1produceA2
Close in meaning
  • cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development:make grow
  • grow emotionally or mature:grow
  • gain through experience:acquireevolve

Word family

13 related words
RelatedenvelopeA2envelopdevelopmentdeveloperdeveloping
Derivedcodevelopdevelopabilitydevelopablemisdevelopoverdeveloppredevelopredevelopunderdevelop

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
devaluedevastateB1devastatinglydevastationdeveloperdevelopmentB1developmental
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