Meaning
to develop
- to mature (of a plant or animal), to reach puberty (of an adolescent)
In a sentence
Sto cercando di sviluppare una nuova idea.
I’m trying to develop a new idea.
Questa pianta si sviluppa bene al sole.
This plant develops well in the sun.
Hai già sviluppato le foto del viaggio?
Have you already developed the trip photos?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sviluppare | infinitive |
| sviluppiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sviluppo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sviluppate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sviluppi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sviluppano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sviluppa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sviluppavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sviluppavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sviluppavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sviluppavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sviluppavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sviluppava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sviluppammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sviluppai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sviluppaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sviluppasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| svilupparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sviluppò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| svilupperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| svilupperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| svilupperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| svilupperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| svilupperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| svilupperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sviluppiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sviluppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sviluppiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sviluppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sviluppino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sviluppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sviluppassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sviluppassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sviluppaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sviluppassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sviluppassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sviluppasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| svilupperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| svilupperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sviluppereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svilupperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svilupperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svilupperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sviluppiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sviluppate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sviluppa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sviluppando | gerund |
| sviluppato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use sviluppare for projects, skills, ideas, photos, or illness symptoms; use crescere for simply increasing in size or age.
- As a transitive verb it takes avere: ho sviluppato un piano. Reflexive svilupparsi is common for processes: il progetto si è sviluppato bene.
- For puberty, speakers often prefer entrare nella pubertà or svilupparsi physically; avoid using it alone for every 'mature' context.