develop
verb (used with object)
to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state.
am developing
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present progressiveof develop (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am in a good place, I'm taking good care of myself and I am developing good."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Even so, I have begun to realize that I am developing a pattern in how I cope with death learned via social media, even as society has yet to articulate clear etiquette for digital mourning.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2016
“I feel like I am developing some kind of skitsophrinia behaviors,” one man wrote.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2012
I have gotten so many letters about nutty people running around nonprofits that I am developing a theory that this field attracts loons because under the guise of doing good, they get to behave badly.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2012
From somewhere in the auditorium, Lady Constance Ashton stood up and yelled, “Have I gone mad, or is it those dreadful Incorrigible children? Stop! Stop it this instant! For I am developing the most—excruciating—headache —waaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
