The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
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Develop
//dɪˈvɛl.əp//
Synonyms for "develop" (417 found)
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Closest matches (84)
breakbuild upevolveexplicategroworiginatetrainaccrueaccumulateachieveacquireactualizeadd toadvanceaffectageaggrandizeameliorateamendample
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amplifyappearappreciateapprenticeariseattainattain majorityattendaugmentballoonbarebearbear fruitbeautifybecome ofbefallbegetbeginbetidebetokenbloatbloomblossomblow upblueprintboombrandishbreak inbreak the sealbreathebreedbrewbringbring forthbring forwardbring into beingbring into viewbring outbring to lightbring to noticebring upbroadenbuildbulkbulk outburgeoncall into beingchancecoincomecome aboutcome alongcome forthcome ofcome of agecome off
Strong matches (125)
come oncome outcome to lightcome to maturitycommencecompleteconceiveconcoctconditioncontractcontrivecook upcrescendocrownculminatecultivatedangledawndemonstratederive
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descantdesigndetaildevisedilatedisciplinedisclosediscoursediscoverdismaskdisplaydistenddivulgedodo to perfectiondramatizedraw the veildream updrillelaborateembellishembodyemergeenactendengenderengineerenlargeenlarge uponensueenunciateestablisheventuateevidenceevinceevoluteexcogitateexerciseexhibitexpandexpatiateexploitexposeexpose to viewexpressextendextractfabricatefall outfarefetch upfill outfinishfitflauntfledgeflourishflowerfollowformfosterfoundframegaingain groundgain strengthgathergenerategerminategetget aheadget alonggive being togive rise togive signgive tokengo aheadgo forwardgo upgraduategreatengroomgrow bettergrow uphaphappenhatchhighlighthikehike up
Related words (208)
house-trainhousebreakhuffhypertrophyilluminateimpartimproveimproviseincarnateincreaseindicateinflateintensifyinventissuelay barelay openleave the nestlet daylight inlet out
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lick into shapelightlinelook upmagnifymake a show ofmake clearmake domake do withmake headwaymake plainmake progressmake stridesmake upmanifestmastermindmaterializematuratematuremeanmelioratemellowmendmintmodernizemountmultiplymushroomnursenurtureobtainoccuropenopen uporganizeoutgrowoverdevelopovergrowovertoppan outparadeparticularizepassperfectperformperk uppick uppioneerplanpolishpracticepreparepresentprintprocessprocreateproduceprogressproliferatepromotepropagateprosperproveprove to bepuffpuff uppullulatepumppump upput in tuneput to schoolraiseraise the curtainrarefyreachreach manhoodreach twenty-onereach voting agereadyrealizerearrefinerehearserehearse in extensorelate at largerepresentreproduceresultrevealriperipenriseroll outrootrun upseasonsend to schoolset forthsettle downshapeshape upshootshoot upshowshow forthshow improvementshow upsketchskyrocketsnowballspawnspotlightspreadspring upsproutsprout upstartstemstrengthenstretchstrike outstrip baresufflateswelltake in handtake offtemperterminatethink outthink upthrivetoga virilistokentoughentowertranspiretrot outtumefyturnturn outuncloakuncoverundrapeunfoldunfurlunkennelunmaskunpackunrollunscreenunsheatheunshroudunveilunwrapupupshootupspearupspringupsproutvegetatewavewaxwidenwork out
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More general
44 entriesShowing 16 of 44 words.
Antonyms
5 entriesSynonyms
8 entriesRelated terms
2 entriescauses
1 entriesdbpedia language
1 entriesderived
12 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
6 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
9 entriesrelated to
72 entriesShowing 16 of 72 words.
similar
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Translations
213 translations across 60 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- ontwikkel verb (to progress)
- ontwikkel verb (to progress through stages)
- ontwikkel verb (to bring out photographic images)
Albanian
3 entries- zhvillohem verb (to progress)
- zhvillohem verb (to progress through stages)
- zhvilloj verb (to create)
Arabic
1 entries- طَوَّرَ verb (to progress through stages)
Armenian
2 entries- զարգանալ verb (to progress)
- զարգանալ verb (to progress through stages)
Asturian
2 entries- desarrollar verb (to progress)
- espoxigar verb (to progress)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- inkişaf etdirmək verb (to progress)
- inkişaf etdirmək verb (to progress through stages)
- inkişaf etmək verb (to progress)
- inkişaf etmək verb (to progress through stages)
Basque
1 entries- garatu verb (to progress)
Belarusian
4 entries- разві́цца verb (to progress)
- разві́ць verb (to progress through stages)
- развіва́цца verb (to progress)
- развіва́ць verb (to progress through stages)
Bulgarian
4 entries- проявявам verb (to bring out photographic images)
- разви́вам се verb (to progress)
- развива́м verb (to progress through stages)
- развивам се verb (to progress through stages)
Catalan
3 entries- desenvolupar verb (to progress)
- desenvolupar verb (to progress through stages)
- desenvolupar verb (to create)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 洗 verb (to bring out photographic images)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 形成 verb (to create)
- 成長 /成长 verb (to progress through stages)
- 沖洗 /冲洗 verb (to bring out photographic images)
- 發展 /发展 verb (to progress)
Czech
4 entries- vyvolat verb (to bring out photographic images)
- vyvíjet verb (to create)
- vyvíjet verb ((chess) to place one's pieces actively)
- vyvíjet se verb (to progress)
Danish
2 entries- udvikle verb (to progress)
- udvikle verb (to create)
Dutch
4 entries- ontwikkelen verb (to progress)
- ontwikkelen verb (to create)
- ontwikkelen verb (to bring out photographic images)
- uitgroeien verb (to progress through stages)
Esperanto
4 entries- disvolvigi verb (to create)
- disvolviĝi verb (to progress)
- evoluigi verb (to progress through stages)
- evoluigi verb (to create)
Estonian
2 entries- arendama verb (to progress)
- arenema verb (to progress)
Finnish
4 entries- kehittyä verb (to progress through stages)
- kehittää verb (to progress)
- kehittää verb (to create)
- kehittää verb (to bring out photographic images)
French
4 entries- créer verb (to create)
- développer verb (to progress through stages)
- développer verb (to create)
- développer verb (to bring out photographic images)
Galician
1 entries- revelar verb (to bring out photographic images)
Georgian
1 entries- განვითარება verb (to progress)
German
4 entries- entwickeln verb (to progress)
- entwickeln verb (to progress through stages)
- entwickeln verb (to create)
- entwickeln verb (to bring out photographic images)
Greek
2 entries- αναπτύσσω verb (to progress)
- εμφανίζω verb (to bring out photographic images)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- devlope verb (to progress)
Hebrew
4 entries- התפתח verb (to progress)
- התפתח verb (to progress through stages)
- פיתח verb (to create)
- פיתח verb (to bring out photographic images)
Hungarian
4 entries- alakul verb (to progress)
- alakul verb (to progress through stages)
- előhív verb (to bring out photographic images)
- fejleszt verb (to advance)
Icelandic
1 entries- þróa verb (to progress)
Ido
1 entries- developar verb (to progress)
Ingrian
2 entries- kehittyä verb (to progress)
- kehittää verb (to progress)
Italian
4 entries- accrescere verb (to progress through stages)
- approfondire verb (to advance)
- avanzare verb (to advance)
- creare verb (to create)
Japanese
2 entries- 発展する verb (to progress)
- 発達する verb (to progress)
Khmer
1 entries- ចម្រើនលូតលាស់ verb (to progress)
Korean
1 entries- 발전하다 verb (to progress)
Lao
2 entries- ພັດທະນາ verb (to progress)
- ສ້າງສາ verb (to create)
Latin
2 entries- creare verb (to create)
- fingere verb (to create)
Lithuanian
2 entries- lavintis verb (to progress)
- vystytis verb (to progress)
Lü
4 entries- ᦂᦱᧉᦋᧄ verb (to progress)
- ᦉᦱᧂᧉᦶᦎᧂᧈ verb (to advance)
- ᦔᦳᧂᧈᦵᦓᦲᧂ verb (to progress)
- ᦔᦳᧂᧈᦵᦓᦲᧂ verb (to advance)
Malay
4 entries- buat verb (to create)
- cuci verb (to bring out photographic images)
- hasil verb (to progress)
- hasil verb (to progress through stages)
Maltese
3 entries- żviluppa verb (to progress)
- żviluppa verb (to progress through stages)
- żviluppa verb (to create)
Mauritian Creole
1 entries- devlope verb (to progress)
Mirandese
1 entries- zambolber verb (to progress)
Māori
4 entries- whakamaiangi verb (to advance)
- whakapakari verb (to progress)
- whakapakari verb (to progress through stages)
- whakapakari verb (to advance)
Persian
3 entries- ایجاد کردن؛ ساختن؛ تولید کردن verb (to create)
- توسعه دادن verb (to progress)
- ظاهر کردن verb (to bring out photographic images)
Polish
4 entries- rozwijać verb (to advance)
- rozwijać się verb (to progress)
- rozwinąć verb (to advance)
- rozwinąć się verb (to progress)
Portuguese
4 entries- criar verb (to create)
- desenvolver verb (to progress)
- desenvolver verb (to progress through stages)
- desenvolver verb (to create)
Romanian
1 entries- se dezvolta verb (to progress)
Romansch
3 entries- sviluppar verb (to progress)
- sviluppar verb (to progress through stages)
- sviluppar verb (to create)
Russian
4 entries- прояви́ть verb (to bring out photographic images)
- проявля́ть verb (to bring out photographic images)
- разви́ть verb (to progress through stages)
- разви́ть verb (to create)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- fàs verb (to progress)
- fàs verb (to progress through stages)
- leasaich verb (to progress through stages)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- razvíjati verb (to progress through stages)
- razvíjati se verb (to progress)
- ràzviti verb (to progress through stages)
- ràzviti se verb (to progress)
Shan
1 entries- ပူၵ်းပွင် verb (to progress)
Slovak
4 entries- rozviť verb (to progress through stages)
- rozviť sa verb (to progress)
- rozvíjať verb (to progress through stages)
- rozvíjať sa verb (to progress)
Slovene
4 entries- razviti verb (to progress)
- razviti verb (to progress through stages)
- razviti verb (to create)
- razviti verb (to bring out photographic images)
Spanish
4 entries- desarrollar verb (to advance)
- desarrollar verb (to create)
- desarrollarse verb (to progress)
- revelar verb (to bring out photographic images)
Swedish
4 entries- framkalla verb (to bring out photographic images)
- utveckla verb (to progress)
- utveckla verb (to create)
- utveckla verb ((chess) to place one's pieces actively)
Thai
4 entries- จำเริญ verb (to progress)
- ทุเลา verb (to progress)
- พัฒนา verb (to progress)
- พัฒนา verb (to progress through stages)
Turkish
4 entries- develope etmek verb (to bring out photographic images)
- gelişmek verb (to progress)
- gelişmek verb (to progress through stages)
- geliştirmek verb (to create)
Ukrainian
4 entries- прояви́ти verb (to bring out photographic images)
- проявля́ти verb (to bring out photographic images)
- розви́нути verb (to progress through stages)
- розви́нутися verb (to progress)
Vietnamese
3 entries- hình thành verb (to create)
- phát triển verb (to progress)
- trưởng thành verb (to progress through stages)
Yiddish
3 entries- אַנטוויקלען verb (to progress)
- אַנטוויקלען verb (to progress through stages)
- אַנטוויקלען verb (to create)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
Source: tatoeba (1965)
Why didn't modern technology develop in China?
Source: tatoeba (18659)
Education aims to develop potential abilities.
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