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development en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈɖeʋᵊ.ləp.menʈ/ (India)
(US) audio
/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɖɪˈʋɛː.ləp.menʈ/ (India)

Etymology

From French développement, from Old French desvelopemens (“unrolling”). By surface analysis, develop + -ment. First attested in 1756.

Meanings

(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
- 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. 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
(uncountable) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
- 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. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
(countable) Something which has developed.
- Our news team brings you the latest developments.
- up-to-date with new developments in IT
(countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
(uncountable) The building of such a project.
(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
- Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.
(uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
- White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
(countable, uncountable) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
(countable, uncountable) 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) The expression of a function in the form of a series.
(countable, uncountable) The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.
- I sent the film to a specialist lab for development.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
developments	Number=Plur		lexicographic
developement		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (192)

hu fejlesztés (process of developing) · yue 發展 /发展 (process of developing) · bg напре́дък (process of developing) · et areng (process of developing) · ja 開発 (process of developing) · hi विकास (process of developing) · sk vývoj (process of developing) · dsb wuwiśe (process of developing) · nn framvekst (process of developing) · gl desenvolvemento (process of developing) · tl pagpapaunlad (process of developing) · el ανάπτυξη (music: second section of sonata form) · bn তরক্কী (process of developing) · nb utvikling (process of developing) · si සංවර්ධනය (process of developing) · ki maendeleo (process of developing) · yue 開發 /开发 (process of developing) · ckb ئاوەدانی (something which has developed) · ml വികസനം (process of developing) · nl ontwikkeling (process of developing) · be развіцьцё (process of developing) · fi pelinrakentaminen (active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it) · dsb wuwiśe (something which has developed) · hi विकसित (something which has developed) · fi rakentaminen (real estate development) · da udvikling (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · pms svilup (process of developing) · vi sự phát triển (process of developing) · sh razvítak (process of developing) · pa ਵਿਕਾਸ (process of developing) · fi uutiset (something which has developed) · tr ilerleme (process of developing) · ja 発展 (process of developing) · kk дамыту (process of developing) · khb ᦂᦱᧃᦉᦱᧂᧉᦶᦎᧂᧈ (process of developing) · ps پرمختګ (process of developing) · bn উন্নয়ন (process of developing) · fi kehitys (something which has developed) · nn utvikling (process of developing) · my တိုးတက်ခြင်း (process of developing) · ko 개발 (process of developing) · he פיתוח \ פִּתּוּחַ (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · tr kalkınma (process of developing) · ast desendolcu (process of developing) · ky өнүгүү (process of developing) · es acontecimiento (something which has developed) · da udvikling (something which has developed) · gd adhartas (something which has developed) · af outwikkeling (process of developing) · ka შემუშავება (process of developing) · da udvikling (process of developing) · pt desenvolvimento (process of developing) · it potenziamento (process of developing) · az inkişaf (process of developing) · uz taraqqiyot (process of developing) · el ανάπτυξη (process of developing) · ba үҫеш (process of developing) · ga forás (process of developing) · sh разви́так (process of developing) · ar إِعْمَار (process of developing) · ml വികസിപ്പിക്കൽ (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · tl kaunlaran (something which has developed) · fi kehittäminen (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · lt vystymasis (process of developing) · prs پیشْرَفْت (process of developing) · fi kehittely (process of developing) · hu fejlemény (something which has developed) · id pengembangan (process of developing) · ur تَرَقِّی (process of developing) · sv utveckling (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · be развіццё (process of developing) · de Entwicklung (something which has developed) · es desarrollo (something which has developed) · ru достиже́ние (something which has developed) · bg усъвърше́нстване (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · da udvidelse (real estate development) · sh rázvoj (process of developing) · fr développement (process of developing) · th การพัฒนา (process of developing) · sl razvoj (process of developing) · kk даму (process of developing) · th พัฒนาการ (process of developing) · ru разви́тие (process of developing) · tg инкишоф (process of developing) · sw maendeleo (process of developing) · it potenziamento (something which has developed) · es edificación (real estate development) · tr gelişme (process of developing) · oc desvolopament (process of developing) · sv utbyggnad (real estate development) · id pembangunan (process of developing) · es fraccionamiento (real estate development) · hy զարգացում (process of developing) · ar تَعْمِير (process of developing) · is úrvinnsla (music: second section of sonata form) · hi उन्नति (process of developing) · mi whanaketanga (something which has developed) · de Entwicklung (process of developing) · ur نَشْوونُمَا (process of developing) · sq zhvillim (process of developing) · sv utveckling (something which has developed) · gu વિકાસ (process of developing) · hi उन्नत (something which has developed) · da udbygning (real estate development) · mn ᠬᠥᠭᠵᠢᠯ (process of developing) · tl paglinang (process of developing) · kam maendeleo (process of developing) · ne विकास (process of developing) · mk развиток (process of developing) · my တိုးတက်ရေး (process of developing) · mi whanaketanga (process of developing) · he פיתוח (real estate development) · ms perkembangan (process of developing) · is úrvinnsla (music: transformation and restatement of previous material) · ky дамытуу (process of developing) · as উন্নতি (process of developing) · ug تەرەققىيات (process of developing) · sw khuendelea (process of developing) · fi kehittyminen (process of developing) · tg тавсиъа (process of developing) · prs تَوْسِعَه (process of developing) · uk ро́звиток (process of developing) · liv kazāndõks (process of developing) · as বিকাশ (process of developing) · ka ზრდა (process of developing) · lv attīstība (process of developing) · gd adhartas (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · cmn 開發 /开发 (process of developing) · hu fejlődés (process of developing) · he הִתְפַּתְּחוּת (process of developing) · hi प्रगति (process of developing) · sh ра́звој (process of developing) · ckb ئاواکردنەوە (process of developing) · he הִתְפַּתְּחוּת (something which has developed) · da udvikling (active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it) · gl desenrolo (process of developing) · id pembangunan (real estate development) · ro dezvoltare (process of developing) · hy զարգացում (something which has developed) · cs vývoj (process of developing) · fa-ira تُوْسِعِه (process of developing) · cs rozvoj (process of developing) · sv utveckling (process of developing) · lo ການພັດທະນາ (process of developing) · es novedad (something which has developed) · is þroski (process of developing) · es desarrollo (process of developing) · pl rozwój (process of developing) · cs vývoj (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · sk rozvoj (process of developing) · ka განვითარება (process of developing) · te పెరుగుదల (process of developing) · tr gelişim (process of developing) · ko 발전 (process of developing) · el ανάπτυξη (music: transformation and restatement of previous material) · es desenvolvimiento (process of developing) · mi whakapakaritanga (process of developing) · mn хөгжил (process of developing) · fi tuotekehitys (application of new ideas to practical problems (compare research)) · gd leasachadh (process of developing) · tg пешрафт (process of developing) · mr विकास (process of developing) · el εξέλιξη (something which has developed) · ka სრულყოფა (process of developing) · ar تَطَوُّر (process of developing) · nb framvekst (process of developing) · ur نَشْو و نُمَا (process of developing) · bg разви́тие (process of developing) · ca desenvolupament (process of developing) · tg тараққиёт (process of developing) · it sviluppo (process of developing) · es urbanización (real estate development) · gd adhartas (process of developing) · et areng (something which has developed) · eo disvolvado (process of developing) · id perkembangan (process of developing) · bn বিকাশ (process of developing) · ru разрабо́тка (something which has developed) · cmn 發展 /发展 (process of developing) · gd leasachadh (something which has developed) · ckb ئاوەدان کردنەوە (something which has developed) · km អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ (process of developing) · mk развој (process of developing) · tl pag-unlad (process of developing) · luy kamaendeleo (process of developing) · ta ஆக்கம் (process of developing) · es cambio (something which has developed) · be ро́звітак (process of developing) · fi kehitys (process of developing) · ia disveloppamento (process of developing) · vi quá trình phát triển (process of developing) · fa-ira پیشْرَفْت (process of developing)

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