développer — meaning in English

English meaning

• develop verb To grow or change gradually into a more advanced state.
• expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.

Senses

développer is used for these senses in English:

• develop (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
• develop (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
• develop (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
• develop (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.

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.

expand — full definition

1. verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.
2. verb To explain or describe something in greater detail.

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