🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

développer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dey-vuh-loh-pay

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Develop/dɪˈvɛl.əp/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est important de développer de nouvelles compétences."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

    "The small company managed to develop into a major international corporation over ten years."
  2. 2

    To start to exhibit a new quality, trait, or problem.

    "Unfortunately, the patient began to develop respiratory symptoms late last night."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'develop' originates from the Old French 'desveloper', which means to unwrap or unfold. It entered the English language in the late 15th century, evolving to encompass meanings related to growth and progress.

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