develop
//dɪˈvɛl.əp//
formalForms
- present (v1)
- develop
- past (v2)
- developed
- past participle (v3)
- developed
- present participle
- developing
- 3rd person singular
- develops
Definitions
1.To change with a specific direction, progress.
- Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.
2.To progress through a sequence of stages.
- Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.
3.To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- We must develop our own resources to the utmost.
4.To create.
- I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #569
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from des- + voloper, veloper, vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”) (compare Italian sviluppare, Old Italian alternative form goluppare (“to wrap”)) from Vulgar Latin *vloppō, *wloppō (“to wrap”) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrappaną, *wlappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”) http://www.wordnik.com/words/envelop.