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It's something astonishing,' pursued Bazarov, 'these old idealists, they develop their nervous systems till they break down.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEVELOP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
develop
 v.  grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
 v.  invent something or bring something into existence
Classic Sentence: (167 in 12 pages)
1  Perhaps it would develop into a very radical anarchy.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
2  Yet Yeobright was as firm in the contrary intention as if the tendency of marriage were rather to develop the fantasies of young philanthropy than to sweep them away.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 1 The Rencounter by the Pool
3  Snapping away with a camera when he ought to be improving his mind, and then diving down into the cellar like a rabbit into its hole to develop his pictures.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
4  A horse so treated would develop a slight lameness, which would be put down to a strain in exercise or a touch of rheumatism, but never to foul play.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
5  There are some trees, Watson, which grow to a certain height, and then suddenly develop some unsightly eccentricity.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
6  It's something astonishing,' pursued Bazarov, 'these old idealists, they develop their nervous systems till they break down.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
7  It is a good example, gentlemen, and I will develop it.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: IV
8  Their many-sidedness is really amazing, and goodness knows what it may develop into later on, and what the future has in store for us.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: I
9  It vanished as soon as he returned to the customary conditions of his life, but he knew that this feeling which he did not know how to develop existed within him.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XII
10  This is not a character that I can suffer to develop itself beneath my eyes without an effort at improvement.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
11  I had a new pride in my rooms after his approval of them, and burned with a desire to develop their utmost resources.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 24. MY FIRST DISSIPATION
12  The latter you must develop in her, if you can.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 44. OUR HOUSEKEEPING
13  I'm trying to develop my own large capacity for dullness and contentment.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
14  He has just as many thoughts as we have, and I want him to develop them, not take Gopher Prairie's version of them.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
15  It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  The minister said that the government planned to develop exchanges with other countries, particularly in cultural, scientific and economic spheres.
17  Genes determine how we develop from the moment the sperm fuses with the egg.
18  The company needs to develop a stronger orientation towards marketing its products.
19  A lot of teenagers develop acne.
20  It is important to develop good study skills.
21  We will do our utmost to develop new markets.
22  It helps children to develop an appreciation of poetry and literature.
23  It is the general's role to develop overall strategy.
24  She had the time and the inspiration to develop her talent.
25  China has to develop her economy to remain abreast of other countries.
26  You need to develop a positive mental attitude.
27  Extra doses of the hormone caused the animals' reproductive organs to develop sooner than usual.
28  This has made it necessary for agriculture and industry to develop very quickly.
29  Regular exercise is a good habit for kids to develop.
30  It has cost them a great deal of money and time to develop this software.