Definition: 1. Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining. 2. A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage). 3. A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation. 4. The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful. 5. A district that has been developed to serve some purpose.
Use 'development' in a sentence:
1. Scores of U.S. companies farm out software development.
2. High levels of lead could damage the intellectual development of children.
3. They had laid the groundwork for future development.
4. Development of the area would endanger wildlife.
5. The 1985 federal budget allocated $7.3 billion for development programmes.
6. Recognition of the importance of career development is increasing.
7. The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism.
8. He ran a property development business in the eighties.
9. A vast tract of land is ready for development.
10. The development was bitterly opposed by the local community.
11. These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.
12. A child's development is dependent on many factors.
13. I called the office to update them on the day's developments.
14. The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programmes.
15. The town centre was zoned for office development.
16. The forests are being menaced by major development projects.
17. The location of these beaches makes them prime sites for development.
18. He bought the land for development.
19. This land is ripe for development.
20. This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years.
21. He's well up in all the latest developments.
22. The area has remained relatively untouched by commercial development.
23. The committee has been charged with the development of sport in the region.
24. The central plank of the bill was rural development.
25. These latest developments argue a change in government policy.
26. This piece of equipment is an exciting new development.
27. Money will also go into local development projects in Vietnam.
28. This development could push the country into recession.
29. Business Development Advisers surveyed 211 companies for the report.
30. It is the end product of exhaustive research and development.
31. This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry.
32. The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new development.
33. The children are at different stages of development.
34. Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
35. Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside.
36. New technology has enabled development of an online 'virtual library'.
37. The projected housing development will go ahead next year.
38. She has some interesting observations on possible future developments.
39. Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness.
40. The personal and social development of the child are inextricably linked.
41. The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside.
42. They are campaigning to save the area from building development.
43. Many local people believe the development will profit them.
44. The talks will focus on economic development of the region.
45. This chapter explores the linkage between economic development and the environment.
46. Conditions were set fair for stable economic development.
47. The development was planned without proper regard to the interests of local people.
48. Interested groups will be given three months to give their views on the new development.
49. A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
