What does developing mean?

Definitions for developing
dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋde·vel·op·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. development, developingadjective

    processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

    "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"

  2. developing, underdevelopedadjective

    relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

GCIDE

  1. developingnoun

    the process of treating a photosensitive material with chemicals in order to make a latent image visible.

Wiktionary

  1. developingadjective

    Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.

ChatGPT

  1. developing

    Developing refers to the process of growing, evolving, or improving something over a period of time. This can involve creating something new, enhancing existing skills, methods or products, or bringing about a certain desired change. This term is widely used across different fields such as technology, economy, sociology, and psychology.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Developing

    of Develop

Wikidata

  1. Developing

    Developing is a 1994 short film directed by Marya Cohn, about the relationship between a girl and her single mother, who has breast cancer. The film stars Natalie Portman as Nina.

Editors Contribution

  1. developingverb

    Verb form of the word develop.

    The developing creation of peace agreements is vital for humanity.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'developing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3188

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'developing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3607

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'developing' in Adjectives Frequency: #436

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of developing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of developing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of developing in a Sentence

  1. Lynn James:

    In many developing countries, they're trying to Westernize their diets.

  2. Sarah Hoye:

    Although Natural Resources Board voted to have a wolf harvest quota of 300, our department scientists considered the best available scientific information on the state's wolf population and applicable published scientific models in developing a quota of 130 which they determined is most likely to meet the department's management objective of no significant population change.

  3. Charles Krauthammer:

    They’re developing nukes. The nukes are buried. They’re intended to be in places that are highly reinforced. And this is a way of saying, we can get there.

  4. Saleemul Huq:

    (Developing nations) are saying 'We'll do something, and if we get more money we will do even more, and so it's about how much money are you going to give us?'.

  5. Ugur Ipek:

    The feedback was very positive. Plans were big. But at the moment, Airbus is not developing any new aircraft.

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