develop
//dɪˈveləp//
Verb
developInfinitive
developPresent tense
developedPast tense
developedPast participle
developingPresent participle
developsThird-person singular
1
To grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
Children develop at different rates.
2
To create or produce something over time through a process of work and refinement.
The team developed a new app for language learning.
3
To start to experience or exhibit a particular condition, quality, or problem.
She developed a fever after being out in the rain.
4
To convert land or buildings for a new purpose, especially by constructing new buildings.
The company plans to develop the old factory site into apartments.
5
To treat photographic film with chemicals to make a visible image.
I need to develop this film to see the photos.