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[ UK /dɪvˈɛləp/ ]
[ US /dɪˈvɛɫəp/ ]
VERB
  1. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
  2. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
    The embryo develops into a fetus
    The country developed into a mighty superpower
    This situation has developed over a long time
    A flower developed on the branch
  3. come into existence; take on form or shape
    a love that sprang up from friendship
    An interesting phenomenon uprose
    A new religious movement originated in that country
    the idea for the book grew out of a short story
  4. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
    He developed a new kind of apple
    The perfect climate here develops the grain
  5. 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
  6. create by training and teaching
    we develop the leaders for the future
    The old master is training world-class violinists
  7. generate gradually
    We must develop more potential customers
    develop a market for the new mobile phone
  8. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
    Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
  9. work out
    We have developed a new theory of evolution
  10. change the use of and make available or usable
    develop land
    The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
    The country developed its natural resources
  11. gain through experience
    Children must develop a sense of right and wrong
    develop a passion for painting
    I acquired a strong aversion to television
    Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position
  12. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
    The plot developed slowly
  13. expand in the form of a series
    Develop the function in the following form
  14. grow emotionally or mature
    When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior
    The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
  15. 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
  16. make visible by means of chemical solutions
    Please develop this roll of film for me
  17. move into a strategically more advantageous position
    develop the rook
  18. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
    I got funny spots all over my body
    The patient developed abdominal pains
    Well-developed breasts
    He grew a beard
  19. happen
    Report the news as it develops
    These political movements recrudesce from time to time
  20. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
    Spassky developed quickly
  21. become technologically advanced
    Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
    Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
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How To Use develop In A Sentence

  • Two more debates are scheduled in the coming weeks, one debate dealing with education and health will be held in Irbid next week and the final week before elections the southern city of Karak will witness a candidates debate on agriculture and development. Daoud Kuttab: Jordanian Candidate Uses Debate to Call for Curtailing King's Powers
  • We berate those who cross the line and leave the immature and underdeveloped open to the physical abuse of contact and collision sports.
  • This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ... Curious Virtual Community Procurement - NASA Watch
  • Having drop-dead gorgeous, private, windowed offices makes it a lot easier to recruit the kinds of superstars that produce ten times as much as the merely brilliant software developers.
  • And if you can develop a machine to look for the needle in the haystack and what you come out with from having the machine sift through the haystack is a box of straw, where maybe the needle's in there and maybe a few bonus needles, then that's a whole lot better than having humans try to sift through a haystack. Wired Top Stories
  • A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as Discussions: Message List - root
  • The recent U.S. ranking by the World Economic Forum of 48th out of 133 developed or developing nations in quality of math and science instruction is a siren call. Jacqueline Edelberg: Political Will
  • All Slavic languages, to a greater or lesser degree, have developed from contact with the Urnfield culture.
  • Mr. Sorapong, 35 years old, selected industrial estate developers Hemaraj Land & Development PCL and Amata Corporation PCL among his top picks, with Hemaraj returning 147% over the course of 2010 and Amata providing a 99% return on investment. Real Estate
  • Update: BB commenter DHC says, It's worth noting that his is an outtake from a TV show that Warhol developed and aired on Manhattan cable. Boing Boing
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