develop

//dɪˈveləp//
B1Frequency Level 4Neutral
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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.

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