Verb
1. 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"2. work out;
"We have developed a new theory of evolution"3. 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"4. 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"5. 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"6. 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"7. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses;
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"8. create by training and teaching;
"The old master is training world-class violinists""we develop the leaders for the future"9. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest;
"The plot developed slowly";10. 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"11. become technologically advanced;
"Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace""Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"12. 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"13. generate gradually;
"We must develop more potential customers""develop a market for the new mobile phone"14. 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"15. make visible by means of chemical solutions;
"Please develop this roll of film for me"16. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
17. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions;
"Spassky developed quickly"18. move into a strategically more advantageous position;
"develop the rook"19. 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"20. happen;
"Report the news as it develops""These political movements recrudesce from time to time"21. expand in the form of a series;
"Develop the function in the following form"