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[ US /iˈvɑɫv, ɪˈvɑɫv/ ]
[ UK /ɪvˈɒlv/ ]
VERB
  1. work out
    We have developed a new theory of evolution
  2. 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
  3. undergo development or evolution
    Modern man evolved a long time ago

How To Use evolve In A Sentence

  • A lot of human nature can be traced to instinctive behaviors evolved in harder times. ProWomanProLife » Why am I so skeptical?
  • The human species has not evolved such that it can tolerate sitting in that southwesterly location, behind uninsulated glass, leaning on a heat absorbing table of dark steel and not be grossly uncomfortable.
  • Food sharing with nonkin reduces the costs to kin of child rearing, but also reduces the resources recaptured by kin after an infant death, so evolved infant mortality is lower. Archive 2008-06-01
  • The genes for cell division did not evolve to separate different kinds of fish.
  • It was here that the Gaelic tongue first arrived in the fourth century - and with it came that form of the stick game which has evolved into the modern sport of shinty.
  • Instead, they've argued, companies are more like biological organisms - living things that learn, evolve, and eventually die.
  • Our birthright is the propensity to dream, dance, and evolve. - Boing Boing
  • He has identified ways to cut its 600m supply chain spending by 12% and devolved more responsibility to regional management teams. Times, Sunday Times
  • The case - possibly the ultimate in town versus gown - revolves around a former manse on a quiet street in St Andrews, where students already occupy more than half the town centre accommodation.
  • Such a seemingly innocuous observation, yet as Logan evolves from student, to writer, to secret agent, to art gallery dealer, we see how it informs a kind of amorality in his character that propels him to sleep with his college mate's girlfriend and, later, the same man's wife, marry a woman he doesn't love and then push her aside when he meets the real love of his life. SFGate: Top News Stories
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