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develop [dɪˈvɛləp] vb
1. to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually 2. (tr) to elaborate or work out in detail 3. to disclose or unfold (thoughts, a plot, etc.) gradually or (of thoughts, etc.) to be gradually disclosed or unfolded 4. to come or bring into existence; generate or be generated he developed a new faith in God 5. (intr; often foll by from) to follow as a result (of); ensue (from) a row developed following the chairman's remarks 6. (Medicine / Pathology) (tr) to contract (a disease or illness) 7. (Social Science / Human Geography) (tr) to improve the value or change the use of (land), as by building 8. (Social Science / Human Geography) (tr) to exploit or make available the natural resources of (a country or region) 9. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (tr) Photog a. to treat (film, plate, or paper previously exposed to light, or the latent image in such material) with chemical solutions in order to produce a visible image b. to process (photographic material) in order to produce negatives and prints 10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology to progress or cause to progress from simple to complex stages in the growth of an individual or the evolution of a species 11. (Music, other) (tr) to elaborate upon (a musical theme) by varying the melody, key, etc. 12. (Mathematics) (tr) Maths to expand (a function or expression) in the form of a series 13. (Mathematics) (tr) Geometry to project or roll out (a surface) onto a plane without stretching or shrinking any element 14. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess to bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on the back rank 15. (tr) Obsolete to disclose or reveal [from Old French desveloper to unwrap, from des- dis-1 + veloper to wrap; see envelop] developable adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
develop verb 1. grow, advance, progress, spread, expand, mature, evolve, thrive, flourish, bloom, blossom, burgeon, ripen Children develop at different rates. 2. result, follow, arise, issue, happen, spring, stem, derive, break out, ensue, come about, be a direct result of a problem which developed from a leg injury 3. establish, set up, promote, generate, undertake, initiate, embark on, cultivate, instigate, inaugurate, set in motion her dreams of developing her own business 4. form, start, begin, contract, establish, pick up, breed, acquire, generate, foster, originate She developed a taste for expensive nightclubs. 5. fall ill with, get, catch, contract, pick up, succumb to, be infected with, go down with (Brit. informal), come down with, be struck down with, be stricken with, be taken ill with He developed pneumonia after a bout of flu. Translations develop [dɪˈveləp] A. VT 1. (= make bigger, stronger etc) [+ mind, body] → desarrollar (fig) [+ argument, idea] → desarrollar I developed his original idea → yo desarrollé su idea original 2. (= generate) [+ plan] → elaborar; [+ process] → perfeccionar 3. (= acquire) [+ interest, taste, habit] → adquirir; [+ disease] → contraer; [+ tendency] → coger, desarrollar; [+ engine trouble] → empezar a tener she developed a liking for whisky → le cogió el gusto al whisky 4. (= build on) [+ region] → desarrollar, fomentar; [+ land] → urbanizar; [+ site] → ampliar this land is to be developed → se va a construir en or urbanizar este terreno 5. (= exploit) [+ resources, mine etc] → explotar B. VI 1. (= change, mature) → desarrollarse girls develop faster than boys → las chicas se desarrollan más rápido que los chicos to develop into → convertirse or transformarse en the argument developed into a fight → la discusión se convirtió en una pelea develop [dɪˈvɛləp] vt [+ relationship, skill, quality] → développer (= build) [+ business, industry] → développer [+ fault] → présenter (= produce) → mettre au point [+ resources] → mettre en valeur, exploiter; [+ land, property] → aménager, mettre en valeur [+ film] → développer to get a film developed, to have a film developed → faire développer une pellicule vi (= grow) [person] → se développer Girls develop faster than boys → Les filles se développent plus vite que les garçons. (= become more advanced) → se développer (= progress) → évoluer (= come into being) [situation, problem, disease] → apparaître (= appear) [symptoms] → se manifester to develop into (= turn into) → se transformer en The argument developed into a fight → La dispute s'est transformée en bagarre. to develop from → se développer à partir de These settlements developed from agricultural centres → Ces colonies se sont développées à partir de centres agricoles. develop vt mind, body → entwickeln argument, thesis, outlines → (weiter)entwickeln, weiter ausführen; original idea → (weiter)entwickeln; plot of novel (= unfold) → entfalten; (= fill out) → weiterentwickeln, ausbauen; (Mus) theme → durchführen natural resources, region, ground, new estate → erschließen; old part of a town → sanieren; new series, new model → entwickeln; business (from scratch) → aufziehen; (= expand) → erweitern, ausbauen; they plan to develop this area into a … → es ist geplant, dieses Gebiet als … zu erschließen (Phot, Math) → entwickeln vi (person, region, country) → sich entwickeln; to develop into something → sich zu etw entwickeln, etw werden (illness, tendency, feeling) → sich entwickeln; (talent, plot etc) → sich entfalten (Phot) → entwickelt werden develop [dɪˈvɛləp] 1. vt a. (skill, ability, also) (Phot) → sviluppare; (mind) → allargare b. (acquire, habit) → prendere (a poco a poco or gradualmente) to develop a taste for sth → imparare a gustare qc she has developed an interest in politics → è sorto in lei un interesse per la politica c. (resources) → sviluppare, valorizzare; (region) → valorizzare, promuovere lo sviluppo di this land is to be developed → qui costruiranno 2. vi a. (gen) → svilupparsi; (person, mentally, emotionally) → maturare; (baby) → crescere; (plot, illness) → progredire the area has developed industrially → la zona si è sviluppata sotto il profilo industriale to develop into → diventare b. (come into being, symptoms, feelings) → comparire, manifestarsi; (come about, crisis, situation) → verificarsi, prodursi develop [dɪˈvɛləp] 1. vt a. (skill, ability, also) (Phot) → sviluppare; (mind) → allargare b. (acquire, habit) → prendere (a poco a poco or gradualmente) to develop a taste for sth → imparare a gustare qc she has developed an interest in politics → è sorto in lei un interesse per la politica c. (resources) → sviluppare, valorizzare; (region) → valorizzare, promuovere lo sviluppo di this land is to be developed → qui costruiranno 2. vi a. (gen) → svilupparsi; (person, mentally, emotionally) → maturare; (baby) → crescere; (plot, illness) → progredire the area has developed industrially → la zona si è sviluppata sotto il profilo industriale to develop into → diventare b. (come into being, symptoms, feelings) → comparire, manifestarsi; (come about, crisis, situation) → verificarsi, prodursi v develop [diˈveləp] 1 to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city. ontwikkel, ontplooi يُطَوِّر развивам rozvinout (se), vyvinout (se) udvikle sig (sich) entwickeln αναπτύσσω, αναπτύσσομαι desarrollar(se) arendama, arenema توسعه یافتن؛ گسترش دادن kehittyä (se) développer לְפָתֵח विकसित करना proširit se, stasati (ki)fejlődik berkembang þróast sviluppare, svilupparsi 発達する 발전하다 vystyti(s), rutulioti(s), plėtoti(s), (iš)augti attīstīt; attīstīties membangun (zich) ontwikkelen utvikle(s), utfolde(s), utvide(s) rozwijać się desenvolver a (se) dezvolta развивать(ся) rozvinúť sa razvijati (se) razviti utvecklas เติบโต geliş(tir)mek 發展,開發 розвивати(ся) زیادہ مکمل اور منظم بنانا mở rộng 发展,开发 2 to acquire gradually He developed the habit of getting up early. ontwikkel يَكْتَسِب تَدْريجِيّا развивам osvojit si, vypěstovat v sobě udvikle (sich) entwickeln αποκτώ σταδιακά contraer, adquirir ennast harjutama به تدریج کسب کردن؛ گرفتن opetella acquérir לָפֵתח क्रमिक रूप से पाना razviti (ki)fejleszt mengembangkan venja sig á, þjálfa acquisire 身につける 획득하다 į(si)gyti izstrādāt; izkopt bangun zich aanwennen utvikle, opparbeide nabywać adquirir a căpăta вырабатывать osvojiť si pridobiti si razviti utveckla, få พัฒนา edinmek (逐漸)產生 розвивати کوئی عادت اختیار کرنا phát triển (逐渐)产生 3 to become active, visible etc Spots developed on her face. ontwikkel يَنْمو، يَظْهَر появявам се ukázat se, objevit se udvikle sig (sich) entwickeln εμφανίζομαι aparecer siginema نمایان شدن؛ بروز کردن muodostua (se) manifester לְהִתפָּתֵח उभरना pojaviti se (ki)fejlődik muncul koma í ljós manifestarsi 現われる 발육하다 atsirasti atklāties; parādīties aktif verschijnen, optreden utvikle seg, få, oppstå rozwijać się, uwidaczniać się aparecer a apărea; a se manifesta проявляться ukázať sa pokazati se pojaviti se framträda, bli synlig, uppstå ค่อย ๆ ปรากฏชัดขึ้นมา oluşmak, ortaya çıkmak 使(顏色等)顯現 проявлятися نمایاں ہو جانا bộc lộ rõ 使(颜色等)显现 4 to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible My brother develops all his own films. ontwikkel يُحَمِّض الصّورَه проявявам vyvolat fremkalde entwickeln εμφανίζω (για φωτογραφία) revelar ilmutama ظاهر کردن kehittää développer לְפָתֵח तस्वीर साफ करना razviti fotografski film előhív (filmet) memproses framkalla sviluppare 現像する (피를 등을) 현상하다 ryškinti attīstīt (fotofilmu) cuci ontwikkelen framkalle wywoływać revelar a developa проявлять vyvolať razvijati razvijati framkalla ล้างรูป (film/fotoğraf) banyo etmek 顯影 проявляти فوٹو وغیرہ کو دھو کر اجاگر کرنا rửa ảnh 显影 n deˈvelopment 1 the process or act of developing a crucial stage in the development of a child. ontwikkeling تَطوير، تَنْمِيَه развитие vývoj udvikling die Entwicklung ανάπτυξη, εμφάνιση desarrollo areng رشد؛ گسترش kehitys développement פָּתוח विकास razvoj (ki)fejlődés perkembangan þroski sviluppo 発達 발달 vystymasis, plėtra, plėtotė attīstība; attīstīšana pembangunan ontwikkeling utvikling, videreføring, utfoldelse rozwój desenvolvimento dezvoltare развитие vývoj, vývin razvoj razvoj utveckling การเจริญเติบโต gelişme, gelişim 發展,發育 розвиток; зростання تعمیر و ترقی sự phát triển 发展,发育 2 something new which is the result of developing important new developments in science. ontwikkeling تَطَوُّر напредък pokrok nyudvikling die Entwicklung εξέλιξη progreso edusamm رویداد kehitysaskel progrès פָּתוּח विकास, परिणाम razvitak fejlemény kemajuan þróun sviluppo 進展 발전 nauji rezultatai/išradimai/įvykiai notikumi; jaunumi perkembangan ontwikkeling utvikling, nyvinning postęp avanço progres разработка pokrok izboljšanje, napredek kretanje utveckling ความก้าวหน้า; พัฒนาการ; วิวัฒนาการ gelişme 開發 вдосконалення; рішення تازہ ترین حالات sự tiến triển 开发 develop → يتطور, يُطَوِر vyvinout, vyvinout (se) udvikle, udvikle (sig) entwickeln, entwickeln (sich) αναπτύσσομαι, αναπτύσσω desarrollar, desarrollarse kehittää, kehittyä développer, se développer proizvesti, razviti sviluppare, svilupparsi 発展させる, 発展する ...을 발달 시키다, 발달하다 ontwikkelen, ontwikkelen (zich) utvikle rozwinąć, rozwinąć się desenvolver, desenvolver-se развивать, развиваться utveckla, utveckla sig พัฒนา เจริญ เติบโต, พัฒนา ทำให้เติบโต ทำให้ดีขึ้น gelişmek, geliştirmek phát triển 发展 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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When they could give no more an Honest Man came along and by a single small payment obtained a judgment and took the Piano home, where his daughter used it to develop her biceps muscles, becoming a famous pugiliste. They said that there was no denying his talent, but that his talent could not develop for want of education--the common defect of our Russian artists. It is a good example, gentlemen, and I will develop it. |
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