develop

développer

Créer quelque chose de nouveau ou le rendre meilleur ou plus abouti.

En anglais simple : To make something new, or help something become better or more complete.

• Reading helps you develop your language skills.
• Our team developed a new app for children.
• She is developing her idea into a business plan.

Synonymes : build, improve

Expressions courantes : develop skills, develop a product, develop an idea

se développer

Grandir et changer à mesure qu’un être vivant prend de l’âge.

En anglais simple : To grow and change as a living thing becomes older.

• The baby is developing well.
• These plants develop strong roots in wet soil.
• Children develop at different rates.

Synonymes : grow, mature

Expressions courantes : develop normally, develop roots, develop rapidly

développer, concevoir

Créer quelque chose de nouveau en le préparant et en y travaillant.

En anglais simple : To create something new by working on it and planning it.

• We need to develop a plan.
• The company developed a cheaper heating system.
• Scientists are developing new ways to store energy.

Synonymes : create, design, devise

Expressions courantes : develop a plan, develop new software, develop a method

évoluer, se développer

Changer peu à peu, en passant par des étapes, pour devenir différent ou plus abouti.

En anglais simple : To change gradually through several stages, becoming something different or more complete.

• The storm developed into a hurricane.
• Their friendship developed slowly over several years.
• How did the situation develop into a crisis?

Comment l'utiliser : develop into something (The small argument developed into a serious conflict.); develop from A into B (The storm developed from a weak disturbance into a hurricane.)

Synonymes : evolve, progress

Expressions courantes : develop into something, develop from something, develop gradually