verb · academic
evolve
UK/ɪˈvɒlv/US/ɪˈvɑːlv/e·VOLVE
Band 6-7task2speaking
to develop gradually over a period of time
Examples
“Urban landscapes have evolved significantly in the last fifty years.”
“Her argument evolved as she reviewed more literature.”
“Technologies evolve rapidly, so policies must be adaptable.”
Band 8 sentence
“Cultural norms evolve through complex interactions between technology, policy and grassroots movements.”
Collocations
- evolve over time
- evolve from
- evolve into
Word family
evolve verbevolution nounevolutionary adjective
Common mistakes
evolve to→evolve into / evolve from
evolve quicklyly→evolve quickly
Say it for a higher band
5change→6develop→7+evolve
Synonyms
develop
progress
Easily confused
evolve vs develop
“The species evolved over millions of years.”
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