English Dictionary

develop

/dɪˈvɛl.əp/

verb

(transitive, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover. / (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress. / (transitive, intransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.

She wants to develop her skills in painting.

意味（1）

(transitive, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover.

‘The mystery which I cannot develop, may by that time be removed […] .’

意味（2）

(intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.

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

意味（3）

(transitive, intransitive) 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.

意味（4）

(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.

We must develop our own resources to the utmost.

意味（5）

(transitive) To create.

Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.

意味（6）

(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.

Please develop this roll of film.

意味（7）

(transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.

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

意味（8）

(chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.

I need to develop my white-square bishop.

意味（9）

(snooker, pool) To 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.

意味（10）

(mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.