Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"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"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 2
"Spassky developed quickly"
Type of:
play
Derived:
development
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 3
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"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"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 5
"We must develop more potential customers"
"develop a market for the new mobile phone"
Kinds of:
make
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"The plot developed slowly";"
Usage Patterns:
Frame 34
verb
Sense 8
"Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"
"They developed a new technique"
Type of:
create
Kinds of:
build
Derived:
development
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 9
"The perfect climate here develops the grain"
"He developed a new kind of apple"
Verb group:
build up
Causes:
grow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 10
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"
Type of:
grow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 11
"Develop the function in the following form"
Type of:
expand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 12
"Please develop this roll of film for me"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 13
"develop the rook"
Type of:
play
Derived:
development
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 14
"The old master is training world-class violinists"
"we develop the leaders for the future"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 15
"He grew a beard"
"The patient developed abdominal pains"
"I got funny spots all over my body"
"Well-developed breasts"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 16
"develop land"
"The country developed its natural resources"
"The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 17
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 18
"Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
"Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
Type of:
change
Verb group:
build up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 19
work out
"We have developed a new theory of evolution"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 20
"Report the news as it develops"
"These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 21
"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"
Type of:
become
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
21
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
163
Times Searched
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