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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Keener, 27, put it a different way on social media: “It smells like I am developing new allergies.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"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
Secondly, I am developing a show entitled Comedy Sellers, which, is about my experience selling comedy tickets on MacDougall Street during the last three years.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2016
If I can combine the powers I am developing under the guidance of the Sorrows with the shadowshaping magic...the possibilities are almost unimaginable.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
