English Dictionary
Definition develop in British English
develop
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Don’t write the -ed and -ing forms of develop with a double ‘p’. The correct spellings are developed and developing:
✗ We live in a world where everything is developping rapidly.
✓ We live in a world where everything is developing rapidly.
Don’t spell develop with a final ‘e’ (or development with an ‘e’ in the middle):
✗ As technology developes, we may find better solutions to diseases such as AIDS.
✓ As technology develops, we may find better solutions to diseases such as AIDS.
to become bigger or more successful as a company, business, or industry
Markets for such high-priced products develop slowly.
to change as events or conditions change, especially to become more serious
She died two years after first developing the illness.
to begin to have something such as a feeling, habit, interest, or relationship
to start to exist, or to start to be noticeable
Their friendship developed at college.
to begin to have a problem or difficulty
to begin to be a problem or cause difficulties
Trouble with the neighbours soon developed.
to successfully create and use a new product or method
to make economic improvements to a country or region
to use land for a particular purpose or in a way that increases its value
