Definisi : ~ on, mengembangkan; (statement explanation) menjelaskan: your argument is rather weak. You’ll need to ~ on it, hujah kamu agak lemah. Kamu mesti mengembangkannya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ into, berkembang menjadi: what started off as a family business has ~ed into a multi-million-dollar concern, perniagaan yg bermula sbg perniagaan keluarga telah berkembang menjadi perusahaan berjuta dolar; ~ st into, mengembangkan sst menjadi: the writer has ~ed the story into a novel, penulis telah mengembangkan cerita itu menjadi novel; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ in a smile, tersenyum lebar; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. a. increase the size, volume of (liquid, gas, metal, etc) mengembangkan; b. cause to become greater in number, membesarkan, memperbesar: plans are under way to ~ the Royal Navy, rancangan sedang dijalankan utk memperbesar Angkatan Tentera Laut Diraja; 2. cause to become bigger, more successful, etc, (business, trade, operations, etc) mengembangkan, memperluas; (horizons, influence) memperluas; (empire) memperluas: the bank will soon ~ its operations by setting up two new branches in Perak, bank itu akan mengembangkan operasinya dgn membuka dua cawangan baru di Perak; 3. make (argument, ideas, story, etc more detailed) mengembangkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 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)