Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to develop
Participle: developed
Gerund: developing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | develop |
| you | develop |
| he;she;it | develops |
| we | develop |
| you | develop |
| they | develop |
Perfect
| I | have developed |
| you | have developed |
| he;she;it | has developed |
| we | have developed |
| you | have developed |
| they | have developed |
Past
| I | developed |
| you | developed |
| he;she;it | developed |
| we | developed |
| you | developed |
| they | developed |
Pluperfect
| I | had developed |
| you | had developed |
| he;she;it | had developed |
| we | had developed |
| you | had developed |
| they | had developed |
Future
| I | will develop |
| you | will develop |
| he;she;it | will develop |
| we | will develop |
| you | will develop |
| they | will develop |
Future Perfect
| I | will have developed |
| you | will have developed |
| he;she;it | will have developed |
| we | will have developed |
| you | will have developed |
| they | will have developed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | develop |
| you | develop |
| he;she;it | develop |
| we | develop |
| you | develop |
| they | develop |
Perfect
| I | have developed |
| you | have developed |
| he;she;it | have developed |
| we | have developed |
| you | have developed |
| they | have developed |
Imperfect
| I | developed |
| you | developed |
| he;she;it | developed |
| we | developed |
| you | developed |
| they | developed |
Pluperfect
| I | had developed |
| you | had developed |
| he;she;it | had developed |
| we | had developed |
| you | had developed |
| they | had developed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would develop |
| you | would develop |
| he;she;it | would develop |
| we | would develop |
| you | would develop |
| they | would develop |
Perfect
| I | would have developed |
| you | would have developed |
| he;she;it | would have developed |
| we | would have developed |
| you | would have developed |
| they | would have developed |
Imperative
| you | develop |
| we | Let's develop |
| you | develop |
Verbs conjugated like 'develop'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'develop'
develope,
codevelop,
devel,
disvelop,
envelop,
redevelop,
bevel,
debel,
decerp,
declog,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- grow
- acquire, mature, form, evolve, advance, ripen
- improve
- spread, enlarge, stretch, expand, promote, advance, exploit, magnify
- tell
- unfold, disclose, exhibit, unravel, uncover, explain, unwind, unroll
- elaborate
- amplify, explicate
Antonyms
- grow
- decline, decrease, dwindle, diminish
- improve
- worsen, decline, fail, weaken
- elaborate
- simple, plain, ordinary, usual
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Borrowed from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from des- + voloper, veloper, vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”) (compare Italian sviluppare, Old Italian alternative form goluppare (“to wrap”)) from Vulgar Latin *vloppō, *wloppō (“to wrap”) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrappaną, *wlappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”) http://www.wordnik.com/words/envelop.
2. Akin to Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”) (Modern English lap (“to wrap, involve, fold”)), Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up, embrace”), dialectal Danish vravle (“to wind, twist”), Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, scrunch, distort”), Old English wearp (“warp”). The word acquired its modern meaning from the 17th-century belief that an egg contains the animal in miniature and matures by growing larger and shedding its envelopes. See: French '
développer', Italian '
sviluppare', English '
lap', Danish '
vravle'.
Verbs referencing "develop"
Ido developar.
Sample Sentences
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‘Then her mental powers, hitherto stinted in their growth, rapidly developed themselves; and during the four months of health which she enjoyed, she appears (making due allowance for a fond mother 's account ) to have displayed a considerable degree of intelligence.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] in others, and that she soon regarded, almost with contempt, a new-comer, when, after a few days, she discovered her weakness of mind. This unamiable part of her character has been more strongly developed during the past year.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] Opinions Our friend Tom, in his own simple musings, often compared his more fortunate lot, in the bondage into which he was cast, with that of Joseph in Egypt; and, in fact, as time went on, and he developed more and more under the eye of his master, the strength of the parallel increased.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] tinctured with no foolish pride, and stopped short of no honest service, never offended me; and I very seldom, if ever, experienced its rude or unbecoming display. Once or twice it was comically developed, as in the following case; but this was an amusing incident, and not the rule, or near it.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Well, I only hope you won't be sorry for this, when it's too late ! ” said Marie; “ but, believe it or not, my distress about Eva, and the exertions I have made with that dear child, have developed what I have long suspected. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] company with his other afflictions, Tom arose from his bed a somewhat sadder and wiser man; and, in place of slave-catching, betook himself to life in one of the new settlements, where his talents developed themselves more happily in trapping bears, wolves, and other inhabitants of the forest, in which he made himself quite a name in the land. Tom always spoke reverently of the Quakers. “ Nice people, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Now, if the truth must be told, the honest pastor had arranged a little programme, according to which this affair was to develop itself; and, on the way up, all had very cautiously and prudently exhorted each other not to let things out, except according to previous arrangement.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] small, who have been doing this; and, as the result, this country has already seen examples of men, formerly slaves, who have rapidly acquired property, reputation, and education. Talent has been developed, which, considering the circumstances, is certainly remarkable; and, for moral traits of honesty, kindness, tenderness of feeling,—for heroic efforts and self-denials, endured for the ransom of [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)