English–French
“develop” in French
Pronunciation
IPA/elaboʁe/
Example
Il faut élaborer un plan.
A plan needs to be developed.
How to say “develop” in French
“Develop” in French is élaborer.
A rough proposal shaped through successive decisions until it can be carried out.
Example sentences with élaborer
Pour l'exposé, elle doit élaborer une méthode originale.
For the presentation, she has to devise an original method.
Tips for using élaborer
- Élaborer normally takes a direct object, as in élaborer un plan, without a preposition before the thing being developed.
Other French words for “develop”
La société veut développer une nouvelle application.
The company wants to develop a new app.