verb🔗ShareTo change with a specific direction, progress."The students are developing their understanding of fractions in math class. "processbusinesseconomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."processstagetimeachievementbusinessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo advance; to further; to promote the growth of."The company is developing new strategies to improve its sales. "businesseconomyprocesstechnologyindustryachievementessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo create."I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks."processactionbusinesstechnologyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring out images latent in photographic film."Please develop this roll of film."technologymediatechnicalessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo acquire something usually over a period of time."I have been in England enough to develop a British accent."processactiontimeabilityessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo place one's pieces actively."I need to develop my white-square bishop."gameessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack."The pool player developed the ball by moving it away from the side cushion. "sportgameessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value."The teacher asked us to develop the expression (x + 2)(x - 3) to show the equivalent polynomial. "mathtechnicalessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
