sviluppare

Sviluppare is an Italian verb meaning to bring something to a more advanced state, to develop, to grow, or to elaborate. It is used broadly across contexts that involve progression, expansion, or refinement, whether applying to material objects, processes, or abstract ideas.

In practical and professional contexts, sviluppare denotes the act of creating or improving something over time. Common usages include developing software or applications (sviluppare un software), developing a project or a strategy (sviluppare un progetto, una strategia), and developing a theory or a plan (sviluppare una teoria, un piano). It often implies a deliberate process of planning, testing, and refinement.

In science, arts, and everyday language, the verb also appears in phrases about growth or maturation, such as developing a technique, developing a skill, or developing a hypothesis. In photography and film, it means chemical processing a negative or print (sviluppare una fotografia). In biology or agriculture, it can refer to promoting growth in plants or organisms. The reflexive form svilupparsi is used for things that develop on their own or progress over time, as in una città che si è sviluppata, or una persona che si sviluppa professionalmente.

Conjugation-wise, sviluppare is a regular -are verb. Present tense forms are: io sviluppo, tu sviluppi, lui sviluppa, noi sviluppiamo, voi sviluppate, loro sviluppano. The noun sviluppo refers to development or the process of becoming more advanced, and related terms include sviluppatore (developer) and sviluppo sostenibile (sustainable development).