entwickeln
German, verb/ʔɛntˈvɪkl̩n/
entwickeln is a German verb meaning “to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich etwas ausdenken, planen”.
What does entwickeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice)
Hast du endlich einen Sinn für Humor entwickelt?
- 2
to develop
- 3
to shape up
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich etwas ausdenken, planen 2. sich zum Erwachsenen, erwachsenen Tier verändern 3. aus älteren Lebensformen entstehen 4. das Bild auf einem belichteten Film oder Ähnlichem sichtbar machen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entwickeln
- entwickelt present singular third-person
- entwickelte past
- haben auxiliary
- entwickelnd participle present
- entwickle first-person indicative present
- entwickele first-person indicative present
- entwickel first-person indicative present
- entwickelst indicative present second-person
- entwickelest second-person singular subjunctive
- entwicklest second-person singular subjunctive
- entwickelet plural second-person subjunctive
- entwicklet plural second-person subjunctive
- entwickelten first-person indicative plural
- entwickeltest indicative preterite second-person
- entwickeltet indicative plural preterite
- entwickle! imperative singular
- entwickelt! imperative plural
- entwickelt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entwickeln?
- /ʔɛntˈvɪkl̩n/
- /ʔɛntˈvɪkəln/
- [ɛntˈvɪkl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to entwickeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entwickeln in German?
entwickeln appears 43 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).