ALL meanings of develop
de·vel·op
D d - 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
- verb develop If you develop a skill, quality, or relationship, or if it develops, it becomes better or stronger. 3
- verb develop If you develop an illness, or if it develops, you become affected by it. 3
- verb develop If a piece of equipment develops a fault, it starts to have the fault. 3
- verb develop If someone develops a new product, they design it and produce it. 3
- verb develop If you develop an idea, theory, story, or theme, or if it develops, it gradually becomes more detailed, advanced, or complex. 3
- verb develop To develop photographs means to make negatives or prints from a photographic film. 3
- verb develop to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually 3
- verb develop to elaborate or work out in detail 3
- verb develop to disclose or unfold (thoughts, a plot, etc) gradually or (of thoughts, etc) to be gradually disclosed or unfolded 3
- verb develop to come or bring into existence; generate or be generated 3
- verb develop to follow as a result (of); ensue (from) 3
- verb develop to contract (a disease or illness) 3
- verb develop to improve the value or change the use of (land), as by building 3
- verb develop to exploit or make available the natural resources of (a country or region) 3
- verb develop 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 3
- verb develop to process (photographic material) in order to produce negatives and prints 3
- verb develop to progress or cause to progress from simple to complex stages in the growth of an individual or the evolution of a species 3
- verb develop to elaborate upon (a musical theme) by varying the melody, key, etc 3
- verb develop to expand (a function or expression) in the form of a series 3
- verb develop to project or roll out (a surface) onto a plane without stretching or shrinking any element 3
- verb develop to bring (a piece) into play from its initial position on the back rank 3
- verb develop to disclose or reveal 3
- verb transitive develop to build up or expand (a business, industry, etc.) 3
- verb transitive develop to make stronger or more effective; strengthen (muscles) 3
- verb transitive develop to bring (something latent or hypothetical) into activity or reality 3
- verb transitive develop to cause (one's personality, a bud, etc.) to unfold or evolve gradually 3
- verb transitive develop to make (housing, highways, etc.) more available or extensive 3
- verb transitive develop to position (chessmen or a chessman) strategically in the early stages of a game 3
- verb transitive develop to elaborate (a theme) as by rhythmic or melodic changes 3
- verb transitive develop to immerse (an exposed film, plate, or printing paper) in various chemical solutions in order to make the picture visible 3
- verb transitive develop to make (a picture) visible by doing this 3
- verb transitive develop to make (a theme or plot) known gradually 3
- verb transitive develop to explain more clearly; enlarge upon 3
- verb transitive develop to change the form of (a surface); esp., to flatten out (a curved surface) 3
- verb transitive develop to work out in detail or expand (a function or expression) 3
- intransitive verb develop to come into being or activity; occur or happen 3
- intransitive verb develop to become larger, fuller, better, etc.; grow or evolve, esp. by natural processes 3
- intransitive verb develop to become known or apparent; be disclosed 3
- intransitive verb develop to progress economically, socially, and politically from an underdeveloped condition 3
- noun develop Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate. 1
- transitive verb develop improve: skills 1
- intransitive verb develop come into being 1
- intransitive verb develop grow, mature 1
- transitive verb develop country: grow economically 1