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# development

«development» in Mova's school dictionary: **the process of growing or changing and becoming bigger…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (development, developments; countable and uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Development is the process of growing or changing and becoming bigger, stronger or more advanced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#m1)

2) A development is a new event or piece of news that changes a situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#m2)

3) Development is the building of new houses, roads or businesses on land; a development can also be a group of new buildings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#m3)

4) Development is the making of a new product or idea, such as a new game or medicine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#m4)

5) (photography) Development is the process that turns old-style film into photos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science, pupils study the development of a baby, a frog (from frog spawn to tadpole to frog) or a plant. In history and geography, development means how a country or town grows and gets roads, schools and hospitals; «developing countries» are poorer countries still building these. In news reports «a new development» means something new has happened. Phrases: «child development», «housing development», «software development», «in development», «the latest development».

### examples

- We watched the development of tadpoles into frogs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x1)
- Reading helps a child's development. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x2)
- There has been a new development in the missing dog case. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x3)
- A new housing development is being built near our school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x4)
- The development of the vaccine took many years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x5)
- The game is still in development. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x6)
- Good food and sleep are important for healthy development. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x7)
- Laughing is an infallible sign of the highest degree of mental development. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/#x8)

### note

Uncountable for the process («growth and development»), countable for events or building sites («two new developments»). Verb: develop; adjective: developed, developing. Spelling trap: no «e» after «develop» (not «developement»).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «development» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.