develop
verb (used with object)
to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state.
develops
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present tense formof develop (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Poso’s owner, Long Beach-based California Resources Corp., advertises itself as “a carbon management company that develops emissions reducing projects.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Before starting therapy, each child is supposed to be assessed by a behavior analyst who develops an individualized treatment plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Virginia Tech team has published findings that shed new light on how cancer develops and progresses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
When something frightening develops gradually, we explain away warning signs because they don’t fit the world we already know.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
At age forty, approximately one woman in a thousand develops breast cancer each year, whereas at age sixty the rate has risen to one in five hundred.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
