evolve
To move in regular procession through a systemTo move (something) in regular procession through a system.
» Why have the apes evolved more than other animals?
Чому людиноподібні мавпи еволюціонували більше, ніж інші тварини?
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
(transitive)To change or transform (something).
Over several years the author evolved the story originally drafted as a novella into a real epic.
(transitive)To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
entwickeln
развива́тьсяrazvivátʹsja, разви́тьсяrazvítʹsja
(transitive, usually)To acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
How long ago did birds evolve beaks?
(intransitive, transitive, usually)To change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
A hundred thousand years from now, will Homo sapiens have evolved into beings unrecognizable to their ancestors?
развива́тьсяrazvivátʹsja, разви́тьсяrazvítʹsja, эволюциони́роватьevoljucionírovatʹ
розвива́тисяrozvyvátysja, розви́нутисьrozvýnutysʹ, розвива́тисяrozvyvátysja
(transitive)To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
to evolve odours
freisetzen
испуска́тьispuskátʹ, испусти́тьispustítʹ, выделя́тьvydeljátʹ
(intransitive)To move in regular procession through a system.
andauern, fortdauern
развива́тьсяrazvivátʹsja, разви́тьсяrazvítʹsja
розвива́тисяrozvyvátysja, розви́нутисьrozvýnutysʹ, розви́нутисяrozvýnutysja
(intransitive)To change, to transform.
What began as a few lines of code has now evolved into a million-line behemoth.
verändern
преобразоватьсяpreobrazovatʹsja, преобразовыватьсяpreobrazovyvatʹsja
(intransitive)Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
How long ago did beaks evolve?
(obsolete, transitive)To wind or unwind (something).
- undergo development or evolution
- work out
- gain through experience
Examples
134 sentencesWhy have the apes evolved more than other animals?
Чому людиноподібні мавпи еволюціонували більше, ніж інші тварини? — ChickenKiev
Are we evolving as a species?
Tom has evolved.
As we evolve, our boundaries may shift.
Як ми розвиваємося, наші особисті кордони можуть змінюватися. — Ahha
What is consciousness and why did it evolve?
Що таке свідомість, і чому вона вона еволювала? — deniko
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volBorrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”).
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Forms
evolves, evolving, evolved, evolvedSynonyms
32 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle