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develop vs follow

follow vs develop

develop and follow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
develop No No Yes No
follow No No Yes No
As verbs, follow is a hyponym of develop; that is, follow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than develop:
  • develop: come into existence; take on form or shape
  • follow: to be the product or result
Other hyponyms of develop include resurge, come forth, emerge, come, swell, well up, head.
develop (verb) follow (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) behave in accordance or in agreement with
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment keep informed
cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development keep to
happen follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
change the use of and make available or usable grasp the meaning
be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest imitate in behavior; take as a model
gain through experience perform an accompaniment to
become technologically advanced to travel behind, go after, come after
grow emotionally or mature travel along a certain course
expand in the form of a series follow in or as if in pursuit
elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme keep under surveillance
create by training and teaching choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses to subscribe to someone's updates on social media
move into a strategically more advantageous position to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media
move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry be the successor (of)
work out follow with the eyes or the mind
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
generate gradually accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
make visible by means of chemical solutions adhere to or practice
come into existence; take on form or shape be later in time
come after in time, as a result
be next
to bring something about at a later time than
to be the product or result
come as a logical consequence; follow logically
Difference between develop and follow

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