evolve

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈvɑlv/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈvɒlv/

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• Hyphenation: e‧volve

Verb

Plain form evolve

Third-person singular evolves

Past tense evolved

Past participle evolved

Present participle evolving

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something evolves, it, or things of its kind, change slowly over a long time or from generation to generation.

   Because computer technology evolves rapidly, a product may have changed before most people learn about it.

   Most researchers see Homo erectus as a single species that evolved into Homo sapiens.

   Modern scientific ideas will continue to evolve and grow.

   Rock and roll evolved from earlier blues, jazz, and folk music.

Related words

• evolution
• evolved
• evolutionary
• evolutionist