develop

About 70.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To discover, find out; to uncover.
2. verb To change with a specific direction, progress.

   Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.

3. verb To progress through a sequence of stages.

   Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.

4. verb To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
5. verb To create.

   I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.

6. verb To bring out images latent in photographic film.

   Please develop this roll of film.

7. verb To acquire something usually over a period of time.

   I have been in England enough to develop a British accent.

8. verb To place one's pieces actively.

   I need to develop my white-square bishop.

Similar words

originate get acquire prepare produce modernize explicate educate grow formulate

Often followed by

a the and in an their into new his

Word family

developable developed developing develops