ontwikkelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• develop verb To grow or change gradually into a more advanced state.
• evolve verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
• expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.
• unfold verb To open out something that was folded.

Senses

ontwikkelen is used for these senses in English:

• evolve To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
• unfold (intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.

develop — full definition

1. verb To grow or change gradually into a more advanced state.
2. verb To create or work something out over time.
3. verb To treat photographic film chemically so its image becomes visible.

evolve — full definition

1. verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
2. verb To develop gradually into a different or more advanced form.
3. verb (chemistry) To give off a gas during a chemical reaction.

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