developing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
   development.
   
   • the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
2. verb make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
   develop.
   
   • Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather
   • They developed a new technique
3. verb work out
   evolve; germinate; develop.
   
   • We have developed a new theory of evolution
4. verb gain through experience
   evolve; acquire; develop.
   
   • I acquired a strong aversion to television
   • Children must develop a sense of right and wrong
   • Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position
   • develop a passion for painting
5. verb come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
   acquire; produce; develop; grow; get.
   
   • He grew a beard
   • The patient developed abdominal pains
   • I got funny spots all over my body
   • Well-developed breasts
6. verb come into existence; take on form or shape
   originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
   
   • A new religious movement originated in that country
   • a love that sprang up from friendship
   • the idea for the book grew out of a short story
   • An interesting phenomenon uprose
7. verb change the use of and make available or usable
   build up; develop.
   
   • develop land
   • The country developed its natural resources
   • The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
8. verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
   explicate; develop; formulate.
   
   • Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
9. verb create by training and teaching
   educate; train; develop; prepare.
   
   • The old master is training world-class violinists
   • we develop the leaders for the future
10. verb be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest;
    develop.
    
    • The plot developed slowly
11. verb grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
    develop.
    
    • A flower developed on the branch
    • The country developed into a mighty superpower
    • The embryo develops into a fetus
    • This situation has developed over a long time
12. verb become technologically advanced
    develop; modernize; modernise.
    
    • Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
    • Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
13. verb cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
    develop; make grow.
    
    • The perfect climate here develops the grain
    • He developed a new kind of apple
14. verb generate gradually
    develop.
    
    • We must develop more potential customers
    • develop a market for the new mobile phone
15. verb grow emotionally or mature
    develop; grow.
    
    • The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
    • When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior
16. verb make visible by means of chemical solutions
    develop.
    
    • Please develop this roll of film for me
17. verb superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
    develop.
    
18. verb move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
    develop.
    
    • Spassky developed quickly
19. verb move into a strategically more advantageous position
    develop.
    
    • develop the rook
20. verb elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
    develop.
    
    • develop the melody and change the key
21. verb happen
    break; recrudesce; develop.
    
    • Report the news as it develops
    • These political movements recrudesce from time to time
22. verb expand in the form of a series
    develop.
    
    • Develop the function in the following form
23. adjective satellite relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
    underdeveloped.
    

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