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Detailed Synonyms for developing in English

developing:

developing adj

  1. developing
    – relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply 1
    underdeveloped; developing
    – relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply 1

developing [the ~] noun

  1. the developing
    – processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible 1
    the development; the developing
    – processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible 1
    • development [the ~] noun
      • the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours1
    • developing [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "developing":


Related Definitions for "developing":

  1. relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply1
  2. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible1

develop:

to develop verb (develops, developped, developping)

  1. to develop
    to develop; to evolve
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • evolve verb (evolves, evolved, evolving)
  2. to develop
    to develop; to unfold
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • unfold verb (unfolds, unfolded, unfolding)
  3. to develop
    to develop; to fabricate; to make ready for construction
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • fabricate verb (fabricates, fabricated, fabricating)
    • make ready for construction verb (makes ready for construction, made ready for construction, making ready for construction)
  4. to develop
    to develop
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
  5. to develop
    to establish; to settle; to colonize; to found; to open up; to ground; to prospect; to develop; to lay the foundations; to explore; to scan; to colonise
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
    • colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
    • open up verb (opens up, opened up, opening up)
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • prospect verb (prospects, prospected, prospecting)
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • lay the foundations verb (lays the foundations, laid the foundations, laying the foundations)
    • explore verb (explores, explored, exploring)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
    • colonise verb, British
  6. to develop
    to reclaim; to develop
    • reclaim verb (reclaims, reclaimed, reclaiming)
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
  7. to develop
    to cultivate; to develop
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
  8. to develop
    to develop; to grow; to increase
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • grow verb (grows, grew, growing)
    • increase verb (increases, increased, increasing)
  9. to develop
    to develop; grow on; develop oneself
  10. to develop
    – grow emotionally or mature 1
    to grow; to develop
    – grow emotionally or mature 1
    • grow verb (grows, grew, growing)
      • When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten1
    to grow up
    – become an adult 1
    • grow up verb (grows up, grew up, growing up)
    to rise
    • rise verb (rises, rose, rising)
  11. to develop
    – grow emotionally or mature 1
    to develop; to grow
    – grow emotionally or mature 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten1
    • grow verb (grows, grew, growing)
      • When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior1
  12. to develop
    – come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) 1
    to acquire; to get; to develop; to grow; to produce
    – come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) 1
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
      • I got funny spots all over my body1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • The patient developed abdominal pains1
      • Well-developed breasts1
    • grow verb (grows, grew, growing)
      • He grew a beard1
    • produce verb (produces, produced, producing)
  13. to develop
    – change the use of and make available or usable 1
    to develop; to build up
    – change the use of and make available or usable 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • develop land1
      • The country developed its natural resources1
    • build up verb (builds up, built up, building up)
  14. to develop
    – expand in the form of a series 1
    to develop
    – expand in the form of a series 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
  15. to develop
    – grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 1
    to develop
    – grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • A flower developed on the branch1
      • The country developed into a mighty superpower1
      • The embryo develops into a fetus1
      • This situation has developed over a long time1
  16. to develop
    – cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development 1
    to develop; make grow
    – cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • The perfect climate here develops the grain1
      • He developed a new kind of apple1
    • make grow verb
  17. to develop
    – happen 1
    to develop; to break; recrudesce
    – happen 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • Report the news as it develops1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
    • recrudesce verb
      • These political movements recrudesce from time to time1
  18. to develop
    – be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest 1
    to develop
    – be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • The plot developed slowly1
  19. to develop
    – elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme 1
    to develop
    – elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • develop the melody and change the key1
  20. to develop
    – become technologically advanced 1
    to develop; modernize; modernise
    – become technologically advanced 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace1
    • modernize verb, American
      • Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly1
    • modernise verb, British
  21. to develop
    – gain through experience 1
    to acquire; to develop; to evolve
    – gain through experience 1
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
      • I acquired a strong aversion to television1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • Children must develop a sense of right and wrong1
      • Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position1
      • develop a passion for painting1
    • evolve verb (evolves, evolved, evolving)
  22. to develop
    – create by training and teaching 1
    to develop; to prepare; to train; to educate
    – create by training and teaching 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • we develop the leaders for the future1
    • prepare verb (prepares, prepared, preparing)
    • train verb (trains, trained, training)
      • The old master is training world-class violinists1
    • educate verb (educates, educated, educating)
  23. to develop
    – elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses 1
    to develop; to formulate; explicate
    – elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • Could you develop the ideas in your thesis1
    • formulate verb (formulates, formulated, formulating)
    • explicate verb
  24. to develop
    – move into a strategically more advantageous position 1
    to develop
    – move into a strategically more advantageous position 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • develop the rook1
  25. to develop
    – move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions 1
    to develop
    – move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • Spassky developed quickly1
  26. to develop
    – superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry 1
    to develop
    – superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
  27. to develop
    – generate gradually 1
    to develop
    – generate gradually 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • We must develop more potential customers1
      • develop a market for the new mobile phone1
  28. to develop
    – work out 1
    to develop; to evolve; to germinate
    – work out 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • We have developed a new theory of evolution1
    • evolve verb (evolves, evolved, evolving)
    • germinate verb (germinates, germinated, germinating)
  29. to develop
    – make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation 1
    to develop
    – make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather1
      • They developed a new technique1
  30. to develop
    – make visible by means of chemical solutions 1
    to develop
    – make visible by means of chemical solutions 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
      • Please develop this roll of film for me1
  31. to develop
    – come into existence; take on form or shape 1
    to develop; to rise; to arise; to originate; to grow; uprise; spring up
    – come into existence; take on form or shape 1
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • rise verb (rises, rose, rising)
      • An interesting phenomenon uprose1
    • arise verb (arises, arised, arising)
    • originate verb (originates, originated, originating)
      • A new religious movement originated in that country1
    • grow verb (grows, grew, growing)
      • the idea for the book grew out of a short story1
    • uprise verb
    • spring up verb

Conjugations for develop:

present
  1. develop
  2. develop
  3. develops
  4. develop
  5. develop
  6. develop
simple past
  1. developped
  2. developped
  3. developped
  4. developped
  5. developped
  6. developped
present perfect
  1. have developped
  2. have developped
  3. has developped
  4. have developped
  5. have developped
  6. have developped
past continuous
  1. was developping
  2. were developping
  3. was developping
  4. were developping
  5. were developping
  6. were developping
future
  1. shall develop
  2. will develop
  3. will develop
  4. shall develop
  5. will develop
  6. will develop
continuous present
  1. am developping
  2. are developping
  3. is developping
  4. are developping
  5. are developping
  6. are developping
subjunctive
  1. be developped
  2. be developped
  3. be developped
  4. be developped
  5. be developped
  6. be developped
diverse
  1. develop!
  2. let's develop!
  3. developped
  4. developping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Alternate Synonyms for "develop":


Related Definitions for "develop":

  1. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)1
    • The patient developed abdominal pains1
    • Well-developed breasts1
  2. change the use of and make available or usable1
    • develop land1
    • The country developed its natural resources1
  3. expand in the form of a series1
  4. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment1
    • A flower developed on the branch1
    • The country developed into a mighty superpower1
    • The embryo develops into a fetus1
    • This situation has developed over a long time1
  5. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development1
    • The perfect climate here develops the grain1
    • He developed a new kind of apple1
  6. happen1
    • Report the news as it develops1
  7. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest1
    • The plot developed slowly1
  8. elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme1
    • develop the melody and change the key1
  9. become technologically advanced1
    • Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace1
  10. grow emotionally or mature1
    • The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten1
  11. gain through experience1
    • Children must develop a sense of right and wrong1
    • Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position1
    • develop a passion for painting1
  12. create by training and teaching1
    • we develop the leaders for the future1
  13. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses1
    • Could you develop the ideas in your thesis1
  14. move into a strategically more advantageous position1
    • develop the rook1
  15. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions1
    • Spassky developed quickly1
  16. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry1
  17. generate gradually1
    • We must develop more potential customers1
    • develop a market for the new mobile phone1
  18. work out1
    • We have developed a new theory of evolution1
  19. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation1
    • Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather1
    • They developed a new technique1
  20. make visible by means of chemical solutions1
    • Please develop this roll of film for me1
  21. come into existence; take on form or shape1

Related Synonyms for developing