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English to English verb
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make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation |  | Example: Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather
They developed a new technique
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work out | | Example: We have developed a new theory of evolution
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gain through experience | | Example: 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
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | | Example: He grew a beard
The patient developed abdominal pains
I got funny spots all over my body
Well-developed breasts
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come into existence; take on form or shape | | Example: 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
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change the use of and make available or usable | | Example: develop land
The country developed its natural resources
The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
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elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses | | Example: Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
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create by training and teaching | | Example: The old master is training world-class violinists
we develop the leaders for the future
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be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest | | Example: The plot developed slowly
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grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment | | Example: 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
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become technologically advanced | | Example: Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
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cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development | | Example: The perfect climate here develops the grain
He developed a new kind of apple
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generate gradually | | Example: We must develop more potential customers
develop a market for the new mobile phone
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grow emotionally or mature | | Example: 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
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make visible by means of chemical solutions | | Example: Please develop this roll of film for me
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superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry | | source: wordnet30
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move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions | | Example: Spassky developed quickly
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move into a strategically more advantageous position | | Example: develop the rook
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elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme | | Example: develop the melody and change the key
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happen | | Example: Report the news as it develops
These political movements recrudesce from time to time
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expand in the form of a series | | Example: Develop the function in the following form
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To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power. | | source: webster1913
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To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year. | | source: webster1913
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