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Meaning of developed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

developed

Pronunciation:/dɪˈvɛləpt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To change with a specific direction, progress.

    Example: Let's see how things develop and then make our decision.

  2. To progress through a sequence of stages.

    Example: Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane.   An embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant.

  3. To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.

  4. To create.

    Example: I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.

  2. Mature.

  3. Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.

  4. Having useful or necessary infrastructure.