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{ "term": "develop", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "develop", "heSheIt": "develops" }, "pastSimple": "developed", "pastParticiple": "developed", "ingForm": "developing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to gradually grow or become bigger, more advanced, stronger, etc.; to make something do this", "sensetop": "develop into somethingdevelop from somethingdevelop from something into somethingdevelop somethingdevelop something from somethingdevelop something into something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "From birth to age 5, a child's brain develops rapidly." }, { "text": "Some children develop more slowly than others." }, { "text": "Gradually these settlements developed into cities.", "contextForm": "develop into something" }, { "text": "Human beings developed from earlier species of animals.", "contextForm": "develop from something" }, { "text": "The place has rapidly developed from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort.", "contextForm": "develop from something into something" }, { "text": "The aim is to **develop** your personal **skills**.", "contextForm": "develop something" }, { "text": "She developed the company from nothing.", "contextForm": "develop something from something" }, { "text": "The competition helps entrants develop ideas into business concepts.", "contextForm": "develop something into something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to start to have a skill, ability, quality, etc. that becomes better and stronger; to become better and stronger", "sensetop": "develop (something)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's developed a real flair for management." }, { "text": "Their relationship has developed over a number of years." }, { "text": "He is trying hard to develop a loving relationship with his daughter." }, { "text": "Physicians need to develop a better understanding of this issue when providing care for older patients." } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to think of or produce a new idea, product, etc. and make it successful", "sensetop": "develop something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The company develops and markets new software." }, { "text": "It takes time to **develop** new **technology**." }, { "text": "We are **developing products **for different parts of the industry." }, { "text": "to **develop a strategy/system/programme**" }, { "text": "to **develop a method/model/technique**" }, { "text": "A new type of painkilling drug has recently been developed." }, { "text": "We are gradually developing better treatments for these conditions." }, { "text": "A coherent strategy for getting more people back to work needs to be developed." }, { "text": "The purpose of this project was to develop a systematic teaching method that would foster self-directed learning." }, { "text": "The aim is to develop a system which will cost under $10 000." } ], "topics": ["Scientific research"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to begin to have something such as a disease or a problem; to start to affect somebody/something", "sensetop": "develop (something)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She developed lung cancer at the age of sixty." }, { "text": "Her son developed asthma when he was two." }, { "text": "The car developed engine trouble and we had to stop." }, { "text": "If symptoms develop, seek help quickly." }, { "text": "Problems can develop unexpectedly." } ], "topics": ["Health problems"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to start to happen or change, especially in a bad way", "sensetop": "develop into something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A crisis was rapidly developing in the Gulf." }, { "text": "We need more time to see how things develop before we take action." }, { "text": "The conflict quickly developed into full-scale war.", "contextForm": "develop into something" }, { "text": "The situation is developing into a crisis." } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to build new houses, factories, etc. on an area of land, especially land that was not being used effectively before", "sensetop": "develop something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The site is being developed by a French company." }, { "text": "A lot of residents in town feel that it would be tragic if the land were developed for residential use." }, { "text": "They have not yet received any applications for planning permission to develop the site." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to build or improve a building or other facilities", "sensetop": "develop something", "examples": [ { "text": "The company is developing a chain of hotels." }, { "text": "He is enthusiastic about plans to develop the leisure facilities at the site." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to become economically and socially more advanced", "labels": "(economics)", "examples": [ { "text": "For a country to develop, a good road network is essential." }, { "text": "Their economy was developing at an incredible pace." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to add further explanation or details to an idea, story or musical theme", "sensetop": "develop something", "examples": [ { "text": "She develops the theme more fully in her later books." }, { "text": "The piano then takes up the melody and develops it." }, { "text": "He began to develop these ideas in a series of paintings." } ], "synonyms": "elaborate (1)" }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to treat film that has been used to take photographs with chemicals so that the pictures can be seen", "sensetop": "develop something", "examples": [ { "text": "When Lewis developed the film, he was astonished by what he saw." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləp/", "audio": "de/develop/develop__gb_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləps/", "audio": "de/develop/develops__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləpt/", "audio": "de/develop/developed__gb_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləpɪŋ/", "audio": "de/develop/developing__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləp/", "audio": "de/develop/develop__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləps/", "audio": "de/develop/develops__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləpt/", "audio": "de/develop/developed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈveləpɪŋ/", "audio": "de/develop/developing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘unfold, unfurl’): from French développer, based on Latin dis- ‘un-’ + a second element of unknown origin found also in envelop." }