Definisi : thousands of acres of land for housing, kerajaan telah memajukan beribu-ribu ekar tanah utk perumahan; 7. make available, usable, (the natural resources of) memanfaatkan: to ~ the natural resources of a region, memanfaatkan sumber semula jadi sesebuah kawasan; 8. contract, have, mendapat; (infectious or contagious disease) dijangkiti, mendapat; (fever) mula: to ~ an allergy, mendapat alergi; to ~ a rash, mendapat ruam; she ~ed a cold over the weekend, dia mendapat selesema pd hujung minggu itu; ~ a headache, sakit kepala; 9. acquire gradually, mula + approp v: he has ~ed a taste for sushi, dia mula menggemari susyi; she ~ed a gift for puppet-making during her sojourn in Thailand , dia mula menunjukkan kemahirannya dlm seni pembuatan boneka semasa dia tinggal di negeri Thai; 10. (photog) mencuci. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. cause to unfold gradually, mengembangkan: to ~ an argument point by point, mengembangkan hujah butir demi butir; 4. bring into existence, menghasilkan: to ~ a new variety of wheat, menghasilkan gandum jenis baru; 5. elaborate, treat more fully, mengembangkan: his point of view was ~ed by later writers, pendapatnya dikembangkan oleh penulis-penulis selepasnya; to ~ an idea, mengembangkan idea; 6. improve value of, as by building, memajukan, membangunkan: the government has ~ed (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. cause to become larger, fuller, maturer, more advanced, etc, membina: exercises for ~ing muscles, senaman utk membina otot; character is ~ed at school, watak dibina di sekolah; to ~ a self-respecting, independent and progressive generation, membina generasi yg menghormati diri sendiri, dapat berdikari dan maju; 2. cause (bacteria, cell, plant, etc) to grow, [various translations]: the zygote is gradually ~d into the adult plant, zigot itu perlahan-lahan berkembang menjadi tumbuhan dewasa; the cutting will ~ roots if dipped in hormone powder, keratan itu akan mengeluarkan akar jika dicelup dlm serbuk hormon; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : trouble had ~ed in the eastern states, kekacauan mula berlaku di negeri-negeri timur; fever ~ed, demam itu bermula; 4. take place as result of, berlaku: an argument ~ed following his outburst, pertengkaran berlaku selepas dia menghamburkan kata-kata itu; 5. (photog), (men)jadi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : c. (of business enterprise, school, small holding, etc) maju; d. (of plant, from seed) tumbuh; e. (of breasts) mula tumbuh; f. (of an argument, a particular situation) menjadi: the situation ~ed into a crisis, keadaan itu menjadi satu krisis; 2. unfold gradually, berkembang: the plot of the novel ~ed slowly in his mind, plot novel itu berkembang perlahan-lahan di dlm fikirannya; 3. become gradually visible, manifest, mula + approp v; (of fever) bermula: symptoms of measles ~ed, tanda-tanda campak mula kelihatan; sores ~ed around the site of infection, kudis-kudis mula tumbuh di bahagian yg berjangkit; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 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)