developing

B2
US /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #6343

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    In the process of development.

    a developing foetus

  2. 2
    noun

    A process of development.

    In the developings of an inscrutable Providence, the kingdoms of the earth have become embroiled, and who can say where the complication will terminate?

  3. 3
    adj

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

  4. 4
    noun

    processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

  5. 5
    verb

    present participle and gerund of develop

  6. 6
    adj

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · relating to societies in... underdeveloped
4 noun · processing a photosensitive... development
Word family
Derived forms undeveloping

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