Development

| dɪˈvɛləpm(ə)nt |

Definition

• noun (mass noun)
  • the process of developing or being developed
    • a specified state of growth or advancement
    • [count noun] a new and advanced product or idea
  • [count noun] an event constituting a new stage in a changing situation
  • the process of converting land to a new purpose by constructing buildings or making use of its resources
    • [count noun] an area of land with new buildings on it
  • the process of starting to be affected by an ailment or feeling
  • the process of treating photographic film with chemicals to make a visible image
  • (in chess) the process of bringing one’s pieces into play in the opening phase of a game

Etymology (for “develop”)

Mid 17th century (‘unfold’, ‘unfurl’) from French développer, based on Latin dis- ‘un’ + a second element of unknown origin also found in envelop

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: pengembangan, pembangunan
• بهاس ملايو:
  • ڤڠمبڠن (pengembangan)
  • كماجوان (kemajuan)
• Cebuano: kalamboan
• Deutsch:
  • die (Weiter)entwicklung, die Erschließung
  • die Ausbildung (education)
• Español:
  • el desarrollo
  • la evolución (progress)
• Filipino:
  • pag-unlad
  • pagtubo (growth)
• Français:
  • le développement
  • l’évolution (fem.) (evolution)
  • la formation (education)
• 한국어: 개발 (kaebal)
•  Italiano:
  • lo sviluppo
  • la evoluzione (evolution)
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: ការអភិវឌ្ឍ (kar aphivod)
• Latino:
  • incrementum (increase)
  • praegressus (progress)
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကြီးထွားရင့်သန်မှု
•  日本語:
  • 開発 (かいはつ), 発育 (はついく) (evolution)
  • 啓発 (けいはつ) (enlightenment, edification)
  • 生育 (せいいく) (biological growth)
  • 養成 (ようせい) (training, development)
• ພາສາລາວ: ການພັດທະນາ (kanphadthana)
• ภาษาไทย: พัฒนาการ (phạtʹhnākār)
• தமிழ்: வளர்ச்சி (vaḷarcci)
• Tiếng Việt: phát triển, khuếch trương
•  中文:
  • 發展 / 发展 (Pinyin: fāzhǎn)
  • 發達 / 发达 (Pinyin: fādá) (evolution)
  • 發育 / 发育 (Pinyin: fāyù) (growth)
  • 動態 / 动态 (Pinyin: dòngtài) (dynamic, movement)