Collocations for "develop"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "develop" in context.
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develop
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- develop a (new) [product, design, concept, theory, strategy, process]
- develop [a test, a new drug, the company, an app]
- [design, research] and develop
- develop and [implement, produce, maintain]
- (further) develop the [plot, story, character]
- develop your skills at [pottery, writing, math]
- develop my skills in [pottery]
- develop the [necessary, required] skills
- develop your [understanding, knowledge] of
- develop your [ideas, opinions] (about)
- develop an [effective, efficient]
- develop a [better, new, more efficient] way to
- developed [jointly, in conjunction] with
- developed to [provide, help, meet, assist, support]
- [funding, money, resources] to develop
- develop an argument [for, against]
- developed [an allergy, the disease, cancer]
- cancer [rapidly, quickly, alarmingly] developed
- the [plot, outline, story] developed
- [clouds, a storm] was developing
- developing into [a woman, a young man, adulthood]
'develop' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ability
- alloy
- appreciation
- basic
- brand
- cancer
- capability
- challenge
- charter
- commission
- dedication
- discipline
- dizziness
- enhancement
- envision
- exit
- explore
- export
- faculty
- film
- form
- found
- foundation
- grow
- help
- hundred
- improve
- industry
- initiative
- landscape
- look
- mandate
- mature
- mentor
- need
- negative
- operating
- outlet
- partner
- partnership
- personality
- picture
- plan
- platform
- positive
- pressure
- proficiency
- profound
- program
- promote