How to Say "Evolve" in Spanish

evolucionar

/eboluθjoˈnaɾ/

The English verb "evolve" is translated into Spanish as evolucionar.

evolucionar is used to mean come into being or to develop.

Meaning: come into being, develop (verb)

What does it mean word for word?

The infinitive form evolucionar ends in -ar, which follows the standard pattern for first-conjugation verbs in Spanish.

In Spain, people often use the verb evolucionar to express the concept of evolution.

The present participle (gerund) is evolucionando, and the third-person singular preterite form is evolucionó (he/she/it evolved).

/eboluθjoˈnaɾ/

If you want to express a more profound or radical evolution, you can use the verb transformarse.

In some Latin American contexts, if a business or project is 'evolving', someone might say it is madurando, which literally translates to 'ripening'.
The word evolución shares the same Latin root as the English 'evolution', meaning 'to unroll' or 'to unroll a scroll'.
In Spanish, the word evolución can be used in a medical context to describe the progress of a patient's recovery, such as saying el paciente evoluciona favorablemente.

La mejor parte de ser profesor es ver a tus alumnos evolucionar y conquistar lo que quieren.
The best part of being a teacher is seeing your students evolve and accomplish their goals.
This sentence shows how to use evolucionar in the context of students developing and achieving goals.
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La tecnología está evolucionando rápidamente en el siglo XXI.
Technology is evolving rapidly in the 21st century.
La sociedad moderna se desarrolla constantemente.
Modern society is constantly evolving.
Los gustos musicales de las personas cambian con el tiempo.
People's musical tastes evolve over time.
La oruga se transforma en una mariposa.
The caterpillar evolves into a butterfly.
Las ideas deben evolucionar con el tiempo.
Ideas must evolve over time.
El plan de negocios va a evolucionar pronto.
The business plan will evolve soon.

Alejandro and Sofía are discussing a new project at work.

Alejandro

Nuestra estrategia tiene que evolucionar para tener éxito.
Our strategy has to evolve to be successful.
Sofía

Tienes razón, Alejandro, el mercado cambia mucho.
You are right, Alejandro, the market changes a lot.
Alejandro

¿Crees que el proyecto pueda evolucionar este mes?
Do you think the project can evolve this month?
Sofía

Sí, si trabajamos duro en ello.
Yes, if we work hard on it.

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