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How to pronounce develops

IPA transcription: [dɪ'vɛləps]

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Verb

  • 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”

  • work out

    “We have developed a new theory of evolution”

  • 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”

  • 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”

  • 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”

  • create by training and teaching

    “The old master is training world-class violinists”

    “we develop the leaders for the future”

  • elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

    “Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”

  • 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”

  • be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest

    “The plot developed slowly”

  • 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”

  • become technologically advanced

    “Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace”

    “Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly”

  • 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”

  • 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”

  • generate gradually

    “We must develop more potential customers”

    “develop a market for the new mobile phone”

  • make visible by means of chemical solutions

    “Please develop this roll of film for me”

  • superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

  • move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions

    “Spassky developed quickly”

  • move into a strategically more advantageous position

    “develop the rook”

  • 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”

  • happen

    “Report the news as it develops”

    “These political movements recrudesce from time to time”

  • expand in the form of a series

    “Develop the function in the following form”

Usage examples

  • It is a species that develops directly.
  • The term 'orthorexia' only applies when an eating disorder develops around that theory.
  • The wind instruments repeat this until it develops into a climax.
  • Mac works feverishly, develops an antidote.
  • The book develops complex numbers as a tool for geometry and function theory.
  • Henke is a software engineer who develops custom software and hardware for live performances.
  • The prosencephalon develops further into the telencephalon and the diencephalon.
  • There is also evidence that the plant develops an immunity to the chemical control.
  • It is a form of melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a raga.
  • It should be considered an emergency if a patient develops acute onset anisocoria.