[{"word":"develops","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To change with a specific direction, progress.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Let's see how things develop and then make our decision."},{"definition":"To progress through a sequence of stages.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"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."},{"definition":"To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To create.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks."},{"definition":"To bring out images latent in photographic film.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Please develop this roll of film."},{"definition":"To acquire something usually over a period of time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have been in England enough to develop a British accent."},{"definition":"To place one's pieces actively.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I need to develop my white-square bishop."},{"definition":"To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/develop","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/develops"]}]