English to English
verb
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather.
They developed a new technique.
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- work out
We have developed a new theory of evolution.
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- gain through experience
I acquired a strong aversion to television.
Children must develop a sense of right and wrong.
Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position.
Develop a passion for painting.
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- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
He grew a beard.
The patient developed abdominal pains.
I got funny spots all over my body.
Well-developed breasts.
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- come into existence; take on form or shape
A new religious movement originated in that country.
A love that sprang up from friendship.
The idea for the book grew out of a short story.
An interesting phenomenon uprose.
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- change the use of and make available or usable
Develop land.
The country developed its natural resources.
The remote areas of the country were gradually built up.
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- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Could you develop the ideas in your thesis.
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- create by training and teaching
The old master is training world-class violinists.
We develop the leaders for the future.
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- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
The plot developed slowly.
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- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
A flower developed on the branch.
The country developed into a mighty superpower.
The embryo develops into a fetus.
This situation has developed over a long time.
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- become technologically advanced
Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace.
Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly.
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- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
The perfect climate here develops the grain.
He developed a new kind of apple.
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- generate gradually
We must develop more potential customers.
Develop a market for the new mobile phone.
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- grow emotionally or mature
The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten.
When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior.
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- make visible by means of chemical solutions
Please develop this roll of film for me.
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- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
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- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
Spassky developed quickly.
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- move into a strategically more advantageous position
Develop the rook.
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- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
Develop the melody and change the key.
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- happen
Report the news as it develops.
These political movements recrudesce from time to time.
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- expand in the form of a series
Develop the function in the following form.
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- To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.
source: Webster 1913
- To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [divélop] Bumuti; uminam; tumuloy ng pagsulong
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
