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"sense": "to develop",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "rozwinąć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to develop",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozbudzać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to develop",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "rozbudzić"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to develop",
"word": "desarrollar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to develop",
"word": "levantar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to develop",
"word": "dar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to develop",
"word": "abrir"
}
],
"word": "work up"
}
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