Words / B1

di-VEL-uh-pm-uh-nt/dɪˈveləpmənt/

Development is the process of growing, improving, or creating something: the development of a skill; housing development; economic development. Growth often stresses size or number; progress is movement towards a goal. Develop is the verb; a developer builds software or housing. A new development in the news is a fresh event. Uncountable for the process; countable for a building project.

Meaning

The process of growing, improving, or creating something new.

Examples

• “The development of the new app took two years.”
• “Child development is rapid in the first year.”
• “There have been important developments in the talks.”

Good to know

the development of. housing / economic development. Verb: develop. News: a new development.

Near in meaning

growth

New