Word

develop, v.
(developed, developing, develops)
freq. cnt. 202

work out
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 3

develop evolve germinate

sample sentences

"We have developed a new theory of evolution"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

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Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

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Somebody ----s something

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germ

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hypernym

create by mental act, create mentally

verb group

develop

make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 44

develop

sample sentences

"Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"
"They developed a new technique"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

development

semantic pointers

verb group

develop, evolve, germinate

hypernym

create

hyponym

build

gain through experience
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 1

acquire develop evolve

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

evolution

semantic pointers

verb group

develop, get, grow, acquire, produce develop formulate, develop, explicate develop

hypernym

change

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
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acquire develop get grow produce

sample sentences

"He grew a beard"
"The patient developed abdominal pains"
"I got funny spots all over my body"
"Well-developed breasts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

development

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derivationally related form

getting

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hyponym

fledge, feather regrow spring sprout, stock stool, tiller leaf pod teethe pupate work up, get up cut

hypernym

change

verb group

develop, evolve, acquire

come into existence; take on form or shape
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4

arise develop grow originate rise spring up uprise

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Something ----s

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Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

originative origination origination origin

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derivationally related form

growth

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verb group

develop

hypernym

become

hyponym

resurge come forth, emerge come, follow well up, swell head

change the use of and make available or usable
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

build up develop

sample sentences

"develop land"
"The country developed its natural resources"
"The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

development development developer

semantic pointers

verb group

train, develop, educate, prepare develop, modernize, modernise develop, make grow develop

hypernym

improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate

hyponym

redevelop settle

elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6

develop explicate formulate

sample sentences

"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

formulation

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derivationally related form

explication

semantic pointers

verb group

develop develop, evolve, acquire

hypernym

suppose, speculate, hypothesize, theorize, conjecture, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate

hyponym

mature redevelop, reformulate

create by training and teaching
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

develop educate prepare train

sample sentences

"The old master is training world-class violinists"
"we develop the leaders for the future"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

training trainee trainer

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educative education education education education

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preparatory preparation

semantic pointers

verb group

develop, build up train, prepare prepare, train, groom

hypernym

teach, instruct, learn

hyponym

retrain drill housebreak, house-train toilet-train

grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

develop

sample sentences

"A flower developed on the branch"
"The country developed into a mighty superpower"
"The embryo develops into a fetus"
"This situation has developed over a long time"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

development

semantic pointers

hyponym

differentiate dedifferentiate grow age, senesce, get on, mature, maturate age progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up grow, mature, maturate evolve adolesce build, build up, work up, progress incubate unfold, blossom, blossom out, blossom forth bloom, blossom, flower spike out, spike bud

hypernym

grow

verb group

develop

be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

develop

sample sentences

"The plot developed slowly"

verb frames

It ----s that CLAUSE

semantic pointers

verb group

develop break, recrudesce, develop arise, develop, originate, spring up, grow, rise, uprise

hypernym

happen, occur, take place, go on, pass, come about, hap, pass off, fall out

cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

develop make grow

sample sentences

"The perfect climate here develops the grain"
"He developed a new kind of apple"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

verb group

develop, build up

hyponym

grow work out, work up work out, elaborate foliate train, discipline, condition, check

cause

develop grow

become technologically advanced
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

develop modernise modernize

sample sentences

"Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"
"Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

development

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derivationally related form

modernization

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

modernisation

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

verb group

develop, build up

grow emotionally or mature
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

develop grow

sample sentences

"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"