evolve

CEFRB2

/ɪˈvɒlv/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To develop gradually into a different or better form.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause (something) to come into being or develop.

Examples

  • Do all systems naturally evolve towards an equilibrium state?

  • The threat increases; a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /iˈ-/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To change or transform (something).

  2. To move (something) in regular procession through a system.

  3. Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.

More examples

In context

  • A hundred thousand years from now, will Homo sapiens have evolved into beings unrecognizable to their ancestors?

  • How long ago did birds evolve beaks?

  • Over several years the author evolved the story originally drafted as a novella into a real epic.

Synonyms

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Species must blank over time to survive changing environments successfully.

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from Latin ēvolvō (“unroll, unfold”), from ē- (“out of”) (short form of ex) + volvō (“roll”).