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. Miranda Schreurs:

    Even the countries that are talking pro-nuclear are having big trouble developing nuclear power.

  2. Leonid Berdnikov:

    [ A ] developing country can not compete with developed countries, we can only study objects inside our galaxy.

  3. Mona Sarfaty:

    Children suffer more heat impacts because they spend more time outside. They are more vulnerable to the heat-related increases in air pollution that come from fossil fuel exhaust, because their lungs are still developing. Outdoor play also makes them more prey to insect vectors carrying dangerous infections, the doctors in our societies are seeing these problems today, and they will undoubtedly get worse if we don't decisively address climate change.

  4. David Cicilline:

    I think consensus is developing that the president abused the power of his office, has obstructed Congress.

  5. Wei Jianjun:

    We hope to take market share from foreign brands, we are vigorously investing in R&D. The technology we're focused on developing now is technology that will be suitable for use in the 2030s, we are not cutting down R&D expenditure because the market is not good.

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