development

Definitions

1. The process of developing; growth, directed change.
   uncountable
2. The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
   uncountable
3. Something which has developed.
   countable
4. A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
   countable
5. The building of such a project.
   uncountable
6. The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
   uncountable
7. The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
   uncountable
8. The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
   countable, uncountable
9. The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
   countable, uncountable
10. The expression of a function in the form of a series.
    countable, uncountable
11. The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

56 more languages

العربيةإعمارالتطويرتطورتعميرتنميةتوسعة+ 3 more

Azərbaycan diliinkişaf

Беларускаяразвіццё

Българскинапредъкразвитие

বাংলাতরক্কী

Bosanskinapredakrazradarazvitakrazvojнапредакразвитакразвојразрада+ 5 more

Catalàdesenvolupament

Češtinarozvojvývoj

Danskudvikling

Ελληνικάανάπτυγμαανάπτυξηαναπτυξιακόςαξιοποίησηεμφάνισηεξέλιξη+ 3 more

Esperantodisvolvado

Eestiareng

Suomikehitelmäkehittäminenkehitteillekehittelykehittelyjaksokehittymäkehittyminenkehityskehityssuuntakehitystyökehkeytymätuotekehitysuutiset+ 10 more

Gaeilgeforas

Gàidhligadhartasleasachadh

Galegodesenvolvementoprogreso

עבריתאבהתפתחותפיתוח

हिन्दीउन्नतउन्नतितरक़्क़ीप्रगतिबढ़ोतरीवर्धनविकसितविकास+ 5 more

Hrvatskinapredakrazradarazvitakrazvojнапредакразвитакразвојразрада+ 5 more

Magyarfejleményfejlesztésfejlődés

Հայերենզարգացում

Bahasa Indonesiapembangunanpengembanganperkembangan

Íslenskaúrvinnslaþroski

Italianopotenziamentosviluppo

日本語伸び展開沿革生長発展発生発育発達發育空模様開発+ 8 more

ქართულიგანვითარებაზრდა

Қазақ тілідаму

ភាសាខ្មែរអភិវឌ្ឍន៍

한국어개발개척단지발달발전생장전개+ 4 more

Latviešuattīstībaaudzināšana

Македонскиразвитокразвој

മലയാളംവികസനം

Монголхөгжил

Bahasa Melayuperkembangan

မြန်မာတိုးတက်ခြင်းတိုးတက်ရေး

नेपालीविकास

Nederlandsontwikkeling

Polskibudownictwoprzetworzenierozbudowarozwinięcierozwójrozwojowyzabudowa+ 4 more

Portuguêsdesenvolvimento

Românădezvoltare

Русскийдостижениеразви́тиеразработка

Slovenščinarazvoj

Shqipzhvillim

Српскиnapredakrazradarazvitakrazvojнапредакразвитакразвојразрада+ 5 more

Svenskaevolutionfortgångframkallningutbyggnadutveckling+ 2 more

Kiswahilimaendeleo

தமிழ்ஆக்கம்

తెలుగుపెరుగుదల

ไทยการพัฒนาความเคลื่อนไหวพัฒนาการวัฒนะ+ 1 more

Tagalogkaunlaranpag-unladpagpapaunlad

Türkçedevelopmangelişimgelişmegeliştirmeilerlemeinkişafkalkınma+ 4 more

ئۇيغۇرچەتەرەققىيات

Українськазростаннярозвитокрозгортаннярозробка+ 1 more

اردوترقی

O'zbekchataraqqiyot

Tiếng Việtdiễn biếnphát triển

Examples

“The development of this story has been slow.”

“Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study⟳ of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set⟳ bedtime, researchers found.”

“The organism has reached a crucial stage⟳ in its development.”

“Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace⟳ a ventral leaf lobe.”

“Our news team brings you the latest developments.”

“Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.”

“White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.”

“I sent the film to a specialist lab for development.”

CEFR level