develop: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with D · ends with P
Meaning of develop
verb
- intransitive
To change with a specific direction, progress.
Example: Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.
- ambitransitive
To progress through a sequence of stages.
Example: Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.
- transitive
To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- transitive
To create.
Example: I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.
Listed forms: develops, developing, developed, developt, develope.
Source: Wiktionary — develop.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for develop.
verb
work out
verb
gain through experience
verb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
verb
come into existence; take on form or shape
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is develop in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of develop
D(2) + E(1) + V(4) + E(1) + L(1) + O(1) + P(3) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of develop
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from develop
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