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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After decades of research, a team in Vienna has developed the world's first self-stabilizing nuclear clock, a device that could eventually measure time with far greater precision than today's most advanced atomic clocks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person who has developed symptoms, or through contaminated materials.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Enova is a fast-growing fintech platform with about $7.2 billion in total assets, which has developed innovative machine-learning-based risk underwriting to provide loans to traditionally underserved subprime consumers and small businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
But the relationship between the two countries "long predates the acquisition of Manchester City and has developed across diplomacy, commerce, education, and security," said Thani.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Necessity is the mother of invention, and over the centuries the English language has developed workarounds for its rigid syntax.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
