ALL meanings of developed
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D d - adjective developed If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries. 3
- adjective developed (of a person's body or part of their body) toned; having strength or firmness 3
- adjective developed (of a skill, quality, etc) having reached a high level as a result of practice 3
- adjective developed (of an industry or sector) having been made big and successful 3
- adjective developed (of land) having been made more profitable, by building houses or factories or by improving the existing buildings 3
- adjective developed relating to the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries 3
- verb without object developed to come gradually into existence or operation; be evolved. 1
- verb without object developed to be disclosed; become evident or manifest: The plot of the novel developed slowly. 1
- verb without object developed to undergo developing, as a photographic film. 1
- verb without object developed Biology. to progress from an embryonic to an adult form. to progress from earlier to later stages of ontogeny or phylogeny. to reach sexual maturity. 1
- noun developed Advanced or elaborated to a specified degree. 1
- adjective developed place: built up 1
- adjective developed person, animal: mature 1
- adjective developed society, country: advanced 1
- adjective developed idea: complex 1
- verb with object developed to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent. 1
- verb with object developed to cause to grow or expand: to develop one's muscles. 1
- verb with object developed to elaborate or expand in detail: to develop a theory. 1
- verb with object developed to bring into being or activity; generate; evolve. 1
- verb with object developed Drafting. to transfer the details of (a more or less two-dimensional design, pattern, or the like) from one surface, especially one that is prismatic or cylindrical, onto another, usually planar, in such a way that the distances between points remain the same. 1
- verb with object developed Biology. to cause to go through the process of natural evolution from a previous and lower stage. to cause to progress from an embryonic to an adult form. 1
- verb with object developed Mathematics. to express in an extended form, as in a series. 1
- verb with object developed Music. to unfold, by various technical means, the inherent possibilities of (a theme). 1
- verb with object developed Photography. to render visible (the latent image on an exposed film or the like). to treat (an exposed film or the like) with chemicals so as to render the latent image visible. 1
- verb with object developed Chess. to bring (a piece) into effective play, especially during the initial phase of a game when pieces are moved from their original position on the board: He developed his rook by castling. 1
- verb with object developed Mining. to prepare (a new mine) for working by digging access openings and building necessary structures. 1
- verb without object developed to grow into a more mature or advanced state; advance; expand: She is developing into a good reporter. 1
- verb developed simple past tense and past participle of develop. 0
- adjective developed (said of a country) Not primitive; not third world. 0
- adjective developed Mature. 0
- adjective developed Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on. 0
- adjective developed Having useful or necessary infrastructure. 0
- adjective developed Advanced, fully formed. 0