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develop

de·vel·op
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-vel-uh p]
    • /dɪˈvɛl əp/
    • /dɪˈveləp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-vel-uh p]
    • /dɪˈvɛl əp/

Definitions of develop word

  • verb develop When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe. 4
  • verb develop If a problem or difficulty develops, it begins to occur. 4
  • verb develop If you say that a country develops, you mean that it changes from being a poor agricultural country to being a rich industrial country. 4
  • verb develop If you develop a business or industry, or if it develops, it becomes bigger and more successful. 4
  • verb develop If you develop a habit, reputation, or belief, you start to have it and it then becomes stronger or more noticeable. 4
  • verb develop To develop land or property means to make it more profitable, by building houses or factories or by improving the existing buildings. 3

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Origin of develop

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Middle French développer, Old French desveloper, equivalent to des- dis-1 + voloper to wrap up; see envelop

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Parts of speech for Develop

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

develop popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for develop

verb develop

  • advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
  • flourish — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
  • progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
  • promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.

Antonyms for develop

verb develop

  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • retrogress — to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
  • lessen — to become less.
  • repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).

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