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desenvolver — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • craft noun Skill in making something by hand, especially using traditional or artistic techniques.
  • 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.
  • further verb To help advance or promote something.

Senses

desenvolver is used for these senses in English:

  • craft To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).
  • develop (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
  • develop (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
  • evolve To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
  • flesh out (idiomatic, transitive) To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeleton.
  • further (transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

craft — full definition

  1. noun Skill in making something by hand, especially using traditional or artistic techniques.
  2. noun A trade or occupation requiring skilled manual work.
  3. noun A boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft (used for vessels generally).
  4. noun Cleverness or cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
  5. verb To make or produce something with skill and care.

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.

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