VERB | change | come along, appear | come into being or existence, or appear on the scene |
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change | come along, progress, come on, advance, get on, get along, shape up | develop in a positive way |
Meaning | come into being or existence, or appear on the scene. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | appear | |
Narrower | fulminate | come on suddenly and intensely |
gleam | Appear briefly | |
occur | To be found to exist | |
Opposite | vanish, disappear | Cease to exist |
Spanish | aparecer | |
Catalan | aparèixer |
Meaning | Develop in a positive way. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | progress, come on, advance, get on, get along, shape up | |
Narrower | climb | improve one's social status |
leapfrog | progress by large / large jumps instead of small increments | |
Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
Opposite | regress, retrograde, retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |
Spanish | anticipar, avanzar, progresar | |
Catalan | anticipar, avançar, progressar |
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