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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdévelopper
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dey-vuh-loh-pay
"Il est important de développer de nouvelles compétences."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
To start to exhibit a new quality, trait, or problem.
"Unfortunately, the patient began to develop respiratory symptoms late last night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French desvelopper (meaning to unwrap or untie), which stems from the prefix des- (dis-, expressing reversal) combined with enveloper (to envelop). The word entered the English language in the late 18th century, shifting its semantic scope from physically unrolling or unfolding to the gradual growth, expansion, or elaboration of abstract concepts, skills, and systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Develop" is said worldwide
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desenvolver
Transliteration: de-zen-vol-ver
"Eles pretendem desenvolver um novo software."
développer
Transliteration: dey-vuh-loh-pay
"Il est important de développer de nouvelles compétences."
entwickeln
Transliteration: ent-vik-eln
"Wir müssen eine neue Strategie entwickeln."
sviluppare
Transliteration: zvi-lup-pa-re
"Dobbiamo sviluppare un piano migliore."
desarrollar
Transliteration: de-sa-ro-lyar
"El gobierno quiere desarrollar la economía local."
विकसित करना
Transliteration: vikasit karna
"वैज्ञानिक नई तकनीक विकसित कर रहे हैं।"
发展
Transliteration: fā zhǎn
"我们需要进一步发展这个项目。"
개발하다
Transliteration: gae-bal-ha-da
"회사는 새로운 제품을 개발하고 있습니다."
開発する
Transliteration: kaihatsu suru
"彼らは新しいアプリケーションを開発しています。"
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