evolve
/ɪˈvɑlv/ verb B2- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- To change or transform (something). · Over several years the author evolved the story originally drafted as a novella into a real epic.
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
- To acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution. · How long ago did birds evolve beaks?
- To change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution. · A hundred thousand years from now, will Homo sapiens have evolved into beings unrecognizable to their ancestors?
- To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction. · to evolve odours
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- To change, to transform. · What began as a few lines of code has now evolved into a million-line behemoth.
He/she/it evolves · Past evolved · Past participle evolved · -ing form evolving
Verb forms
- Base form
- evolve
- He/she/it
- evolves
- Past
- evolved
- Past participle
- evolved
- -ing form
- evolving
From the library
It is evidently the theory of some arm-chair lounger who evolves all these neat little paradoxes in the seclusion of his own study.
"Even my limited sense of humour could evolve a better joke than that.
There are few people, however, who, if you told them a result, would be able to evolve from their own inner consciousness what the steps were which led up to that result.
As digital payment systems continue to evolve, the conversation about fair compensation and consumer transparency remains highly relevant.
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