| develop | vi 1. become larger, maturer, fuller, more advanced, etc, a. (gen) berkembang: a frog ~s from a tadpole, katak berkembang drpd berudu; children ~ at different rates, kanak-kanak berkembang pd kadar yg berbeza; the Malay language is ~ing rapidly, bahasa Melayu berkembang dgn pesatnya; b. (of town, city, etc) membangun, berkembang: the town rapidly ~ed into an industrial city, bandar itu membangun dgn pesat hingga menjadi bandar raya perindustrian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grow | tinggi sejak saya melihatnya dahulu; c. (in length), (tumbuh) panjang: let your hair ~, biarlah rambut kamu panjang; 4. develop, become bigger, more powerful, etc, berkembang: the business continues to ~ under his management, perniagaan itu terus berkembang di bawah pengurusannya; Japan ~s by leaps and bounds, negara Jepun berkembang dgn begitu pesat; 5. increase in amount, degree, etc, bertambah (+ approp adj): the population of Jakarta is ~ing rapidly, bilangan penduduk Jakarta bertambah dgn pesatnya; my suspicion grew when I saw them together, syak wasangka saya bertambah mendalam apabila saya ternampak mereka bersama; 6. develop in wisdom, experience, etc, menjadi lebih matang: experiences that will help a person ~, pengalaman yg akan membantu seseorang menjadi lebih matang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expand | vi 1. become greater in volume, size, etc, mengembang; (of tyre) mengambung, mengembang: iron ~s when heated, besi mengembang apabila dipanaskan; 2. (of petals) be spread out, berkembang, mekar; 3. become bigger, more successful, etc, berkembang: the business was expanding too rapidly, perniagaan itu berkembang dgn terlalu pesat; so.’s face ~ed in a smile, sso tersenyum lebar; 4. become more friendly, (menjadi) lebih mesra; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |