entwickeln

== German == === Etymology === From ent- (“un-”) +‎ wickeln (“to wrap”). Calque of French développer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈvɪkl̩n/, /ʔɛntˈvɪkəln/ Hyphenation: ent‧wi‧ckeln; pre-1996: ent‧wik‧keln === Verb === entwickeln (weak, third-person singular present entwickelt, past tense entwickelte, past participle entwickelt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice) (transitive) to develop (reflexive) to shape up ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “entwickeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “entwickeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “entwickeln” in Duden online “entwickeln” in OpenThesaurus.de