develop
verb (used with object)
to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state.
has developed
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present perfectof develop (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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South San Francisco-based Burnbot has developed monstrous tracked machines with arrays of torches for the same purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"But as the industry has developed and more brands have emerged, food safety has drawn a lot of attention... so I don't think it's a big problem to eat it now and then."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The production has developed new ways of working, using technology and lighting cues to help deaf and hearing performers and crew work together.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Since then, his group has developed high-performance thermal interfaces and gallium nitride devices that incorporate boron arsenide for cooling.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Ohmae’s company has developed a software program that takes the data to be entered and breaks it down into packets.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
