evolved; evolving
: to undergo evolutionary change
Examples of evolve in a Sentence
Her company has evolved from a hobby into a thriving business.
Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 May 2026
And the researchers used the fossil record to anchor when different plants first evolved to determine when each duplication event happened.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
Their relationship evolved from there, with the pair later collaborating on archaeological digs and co-hosting a podcast together before confirming their romance in October 2024.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
But as companies adopted policies to comply with BIPA and the pool of plaintiffs began to dry up, technology has rapidly evolved.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for evolve
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“Evolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evolve. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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evolve
verb
i-ˈvälv 
-ˈvȯlv
evolved; evolving
1
: to develop or work out from something else
evolved a new plan
evolved a safer design from the old one
2
: to produce by a process of evolution
3
: to change by a process of evolution
Medical Definition
evolve
verb
evolved; evolving
: to produce by natural evolutionary processes
: to develop by or as if by evolution : undergo evolutionary change
an evolving theory of mental functioning—S. A. Green
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