develop

Everyday

1. To develop means to grow and change over time into something bigger, stronger or more complete. tree →
2. To develop something is to make it, plan it or improve it (develop a new game, develop your skills). tree →
3. To develop an illness or a problem is to start to have it. tree →
4. To develop photos from an old-style camera film means to make the pictures appear using chemicals. tree →

In the lessons

In science, living things develop: a tadpole develops into a frog, a baby develops into a child. In school you develop your reading, writing and maths skills; in design and technology you develop ideas into products. In geography, a town or country develops as it grows. Phrases: develop into, develop skills, develop an idea, develop a cold.

Examples

• A caterpillar develops into a butterfly. tree →
• Practice helps you develop your skills. tree →
• The scientists developed a new medicine. tree →
• She developed a cough after the swim. tree →
• The story develops slowly and then gets exciting. tree →
• The village developed into a busy town. tree →
• Exercise helps children's muscles develop. tree →
• Let's develop our plan before we start building. tree →
• He would appear to represent that poetical inspiration, which tends to develop man's higher nature, and causes the mind to soar heavenwards. tree →

Note

Regular verb: developed, developing. Spelling trap: no «e» at the end: develop, not «develope»; and only one «p» in developed. Noun: development.