English to English
noun
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
He congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency.
They funded research and development.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
The development of his ideas took many years.
The evolution of Greek civilization.
The slow development of her skill as a writer.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Recent developments in Iraq.
What a revolting development!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
The development of Alaskan resources.
The exploitation of copper deposits.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
Such land is practical for small park developments.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
After he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter.
In chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen.
source: WordNet 3.0
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
The development and printing of his pictures took only two hours.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [divélopment] Pakasulong; pagsulong; pag-inam
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
