development

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

growth or progress

The company's rapid development surprised the industry.

The company's quick growth and progress surprised the industry.

general

The process of growth or advancement in a particular area.

Economic development is crucial for improving living standards.

Economic growth and progress are essential for improving living standards.

Can refer to physical, economic, or personal growth.

Technology

technical

The creation or improvement of a product, service, or system.

The software development team worked on new features.

The software creation and improvement team worked on new features.

Common in software, real estate, and business contexts.

Collocations

economic developmentgrowth of a country's economypersonal developmentimprovement of one's skills or characterreal estate developmentconstruction of buildings or infrastructure

in the process of being created or improved

a phase in a process of growth

The meaning of 'development' changes based on context—economic, personal, or technological.

Specify the type of development (e.g., 'economic development') to avoid ambiguity.

From Middle English *developen* (to unfold), from Old French *desenvolup* (to unroll), from Latin *e-* (out) + *volvere* (to roll).

Can refer to both natural growth and intentional improvement efforts.

de-

out, away from

prefix

-velop

to roll, unfold

root

-ment

the result of an action

suffix

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