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title: developed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «developed» in the school dictionary: Developed is the past form of «develop»: grew, changed, made or improved over time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# developed

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**Who acts:** past form, developed country, tadpole, She, storm, company · **What happens:** develop, grow, change, make, improve, mean · **To what, where:** rich country, legs, idea, great school project, reading skills, photos · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«developed» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [developed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/developed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Developed is the past form of «develop»: grew, changed, made or improved over time.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:m1:1
# text = Developed is the past form of «develop»: grew, changed, made or improved over time.
1	Developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	aux:pass	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:agent	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	develop	develop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	improved	improve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
18	over	over	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | present · passive | the past form |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **develop** *in a quote* | infinitive | the past form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | past | the past form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **change** | participle | the past form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 6 | **improve** | participle |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, developed means grown, advanced or fully formed (a well-developed plan).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:m2:1
# text = As an adjective, developed means grown, advanced or fully formed (a well-developed plan).
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	csubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	advanced	advanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as a adjective | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | advanced *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **form** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | fully *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **develop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A developed country is a rich country with many industries and services.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:m3:1
# text = A developed country is a rich country with many industries and services.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	industries	industry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a developed country | a rich country |  |  |  | with many industries and services | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tadpole developed back legs first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x1:1
# text = The tadpole developed back legs first.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tadpole	tadpole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop back** | participle | the tadpole | legs |  |  |  | first *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The idea developed into a great school project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x2:1
# text = The idea developed into a great school project.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | participle |  | the idea *not said here* |  | a great school project |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient into project=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has well-developed reading skills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x3:1
# text = She has well-developed reading skills.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | present · perfect | She | reading skills |  |  |  | well *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The photos were developed in a dark room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x4:1
# text = The photos were developed in a dark room.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | past · passive |  | the photos |  | a dark room |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A developed country usually has good schools and hospitals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x5:1
# text = A developed country usually has good schools and hospitals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | a developed country | good schools and hospitals |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm quickly developed into a hurricane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x6:1
# text = The storm quickly developed into a hurricane.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hurricane	hurricane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | participle | the storm |  |  | a hurricane |  | quickly *property* | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient into hurricane=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company developed a new app.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x7:1
# text = The company developed a new app.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	developed	develop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | past | the company | a new app |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent app=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Giants personified brute strength alone, but the Titans united to their great physical power intellectual qualifications variously developed.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:developed:x8:1
# text = The Giants personified brute strength alone, but the Titans united to their great physical power intellectual qualifications variously developed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Giants	Giant	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	personified	personify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	brute	brute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Titans	Titan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	united	unite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
14	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
17	intellectual	intellectual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	qualifications	qualification	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
19	variously	variously	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **personify** | past | the Giants | brute strength |  |  |  | alone *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **unite** | past | the Titans |  |  |  |  | to Titans's power intellectual qualifications | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to qualification=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **develop** | participle |  | Titans's power intellectual qualifications *not said here* |  |  |  | variously *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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