1.make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation;

Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather

2.work out;

We have developed a new theory of evolution

3.gain through experience;

I acquired a strong aversion to television

4.come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);

He grew a beard

5.come into existence; take on form or shape;

A new religious movement originated in that country

6.change the use of and make available or usable;

develop land

7.elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses;

Could you develop the ideas in your thesis

8.create by training and teaching;

The old master is training world-class violinists

9.be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest;

The plot developed slowly;

10. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment;

A flower developed on the branch

11. become technologically advanced;

Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace

12. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development;

The perfect climate here develops the grain

13. generate gradually;

We must develop more potential customers

14. grow emotionally or mature;

The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten

15. make visible by means of chemical solutions;

Please develop this roll of film for me

16. superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

17. move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions;

Spassky developed quickly

18. move into a strategically more advantageous position;

develop the rook

19. elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme;

develop the melody and change the key

20. happen;

Report the news as it develops

21. expand in the form of a series;

Develop the function in the following form