development
11development — ► NOUN 1) the action of developing or the state of being developed. 2) a new product or idea. 3) a new stage in a changing situation. 4) an area of land with new buildings on it. DERIVATIVES developmental adjective developmentally adverb …
12development — [di vel′əp mənt] n. [Fr développement] 1. a developing or being developed 2. a step or stage in growth, advancement, etc. 3. an event or happening 4. a thing that is developed; specif., a number of structures on a large tract of land, built by a… …
13development — developmental, developmentary, adj. developmentally, adv. /di vel euhp meuhnt/, n. 1. the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development. 2. a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the… …
14development — noun 1 developing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ School should encourage the full development of a student s talents. ▪ gradual ▪ rapid ▪ accelerated …
15development — [[t]dɪve̱ləpmənt[/t]] ♦ developments 1) N UNCOUNT: with supp, oft N of n Development is the gradual growth or formation of something. ...an ideal system for studying the development of the embryo... First he surveys Islam s development. 2) N… …
16development — de|vel|op|ment W1 [dıˈveləpmənt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(growth)¦ 2¦(economic activity)¦ 3¦(event)¦ 4¦(new plan/product)¦ 5¦(improvement)¦ 6¦(building process)¦ 7¦(houses/offices etc)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(GROWTH)¦[U] …
17development */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈveləpmənt] / US noun Word forms development : singular development plural developments 1) [uncountable] change, growth, or improvement over a period of time development of: We encourage our staff in their development of new skills.… …
18development — de|vel|op|ment [ dı veləpmənt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount change, growth, or improvement over a period of time: development of: We encourage our employees in their development of new skills. development of something into something: the gradual… …
19development — noun /dəˈvɛləpmənt/ a) The process of developing; growth, directed change The development of this story has been slow. b) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells …
20development — n. 1) arrested; economic; historical; intellectual; physical development 2) a housing development 3) (BE) a ribbon development ( line of similar buildings constructed along roads leading out of a town ) * * * [dɪ veləpmənt] economic historical… …
