develop (Verb) — Make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation. ex. "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather" ex. "They developed a new technique"
develop (Verb) — Work out. ex. "We have developed a new theory of evolution"
develop (Verb) — Gain through experience. ex. "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong" ex. "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position" ex. "develop a passion for painting"
develop (Verb) — Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). ex. "The patient developed abdominal pains" ex. "Well-developed breasts"
develop (Verb) — Come into existence; take on form or shape. ex. "A new religious movement developed in that country"
develop (Verb) — Change the use of and make available or usable. ex. "develop land" ex. "The country developed its natural resources"
develop (Verb) — Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses. ex. "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
develop (Verb) — Create by training and teaching. ex. "we develop the leaders for the future"
develop (Verb) — Be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest. ex. "The plot developed slowly"
develop (Verb) — Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment. ex. "A flower developed on the branch" ex. "The country developed into a mighty superpower" ex. "The embryo develops into a foetus" ex. "This situation has developed over a long time"
develop (Verb) — Become technologically advanced. ex. "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
develop (Verb) — Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. ex. "The perfect climate here develops the grain" ex. "He developed a new kind of apple"
develop (Verb) — Generate gradually. ex. "We must develop more potential customers" ex. "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
develop (Verb) — Grow emotionally or mature. ex. "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"
develop (Verb) — (photography) make visible by means of chemical solutions. ex. "Please develop this roll of film for me"
develop (Verb) — Superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry.
develop (Verb) — (chess) move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions. ex. "Spassky developed quickly"
develop (Verb) — (chess) move into a strategically more advantageous position. ex. "develop the rook"
develop (Verb) — Elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme. ex. "develop the melody and change the key"
develop (Verb) — Happen. ex. "Report the news as it develops"
develop (Verb) — (mathematics) expand in the form of a series. ex. "Develop the function in the following form"