Meaning & Definition of Develop in English
Develop
verb
1. Make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"
- "They developed a new technique"
- develop
2. Work out
- "We have developed a new theory of evolution"
- evolve,
- germinate,
- develop
3. Gain through experience
- "I acquired a strong aversion to television"
- "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"
- "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"
- "Develop a passion for painting"
- develop,
- acquire,
- evolve
4. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- "He grew a beard"
- "The patient developed abdominal pains"
- "I got funny spots all over my body"
- "Well-developed breasts"
- grow,
- develop,
- produce,
- get,
- acquire
5. Come into existence
- Take on form or shape
- "A new religious movement originated in that country"
- "A love that sprang up from friendship"
- "The idea for the book grew out of a short story"
- "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
- originate,
- arise,
- rise,
- develop,
- uprise,
- spring up,
- grow
6. Change the use of and make available or usable
- "Develop land"
- "The country developed its natural resources"
- "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
- build up,
- develop
7. Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
- explicate,
- formulate,
- develop
8. Create by training and teaching
- "The old master is training world-class violinists"
- "We develop the leaders for the future"
- train,
- develop,
- prepare,
- educate
9. Be gradually disclosed or unfolded
- Become manifest
- "The plot developed slowly"
- develop
10. Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- "A flower developed on the branch"
- "The country developed into a mighty superpower"
- "The embryo develops into a fetus"
- "This situation has developed over a long time"
- develop
11. Become technologically advanced
- "Many countries in asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
- "Viet nam is modernizing rapidly"
- modernize,
- modernise,
- develop
12. Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- "The perfect climate here develops the grain"
- "He developed a new kind of apple"
- develop,
- make grow
13. Generate gradually
- "We must develop more potential customers"
- "Develop a market for the new mobile phone"
- develop
14. Grow emotionally or mature
- "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"
- "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
- develop,
- grow
15. Make visible by means of chemical solutions
- "Please develop this roll of film for me"
- develop
16. Superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- develop
17. Move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- "Spassky developed quickly"
- develop
18. Move into a strategically more advantageous position
- "Develop the rook"
- develop
19. Elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- "Develop the melody and change the key"
- develop
20. Happen
- "Report the news as it develops"
- "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
- break,
- recrudesce,
- develop
21. Expand in the form of a series
- "Develop the function in the following form"
- develop