entwickeln — 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.
• originate verb To come into existence, or to have a particular starting point.
• unfold verb To open out something that was folded.

Senses

entwickeln is used for these senses in English:

• evolve To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
• originate (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]
• originate (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]
• 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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