Betekenis van development In het Nederlands

• 0 the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced:

  • healthy growth and development

  • The documentary traced the development of popular music through the ages.

  • The region suffers from under-/over-development (= having too little/much industry).

  • a development project (= one to help improve industry) in Pakistan

• 1 a recent event that is the latest in a series of related events:

  • an important development in the fuel crisis

  • Call me if there are any new developments.

• 2 the process of developing something new:

  • Mr Berkowitz is in charge of product development.

• 3 an area on which new buildings are built in order to make a profit:

  • a housing development

• 4 the process of growing or changing and becoming more advanced:

  • [ U ] A good diet and lots of exercise are essential for a child’s healthy growth and development.

  • [ U ] I took a history course that dealt with the development of popular culture.

  • [ C ] There is a new development in the plans to reorganize the fire department.

• 5 the process of coming into existence or of creating something new or more advanced:

  • [ U ] We were waiting for the development of new plans for the city’s convention center.

  • [ U ] I’m in charge of product development (= the creation and design of new products) for the company.

  • [ C ] Cotton fields were replaced by housing developments (= groups of similar houses built at the same time) as the city experienced rapid growth.

• 6 growth or changes that make something become more advanced:

  • The first year of the plan is primarily focused on organizational development.

  • He was recruited to oversee international business development.

• 7 the process of creating something such as a new product or service:

  • software development

  • The next stage in the development of this product line is a retail version.

• 8 the process of producing a plan, idea, etc.:

  • Motorola said it did not expect its policy, which has been in development since June, to affect its bottom line.

• 9 a recent event which is the latest in a series of related events:

  • Keeping up with new developments on the web is not easy.

  • These beneficial economic developments have followed trade and investment liberalization.

• 10 the planned increase of a country’s industry and wealth:

  • The EU has exercised leadership and argued for policies that support the expansion of trade, growth, and development.

  • development projects

• 11 improvement of a skill, ability, quality, etc.:

  • An industry convention is a terrific venue for business skills training and professional development.

  • They invested resources into employee training and development.

  • individual/career/staff development

• 12 a group of similar buildings built in an area by a particular developer:

  • They recently bought a house in one of the town's new developments.

• 13 the building of houses, stores, offices, etc. usually by a company to make a profit, usually on an area of land where there were none before:

  • The land will be used for private development.

  • He began his career at Goldman Sachs and moved on to real-estate development in the New York City area.

  • commercial/industrial development

• 14 an area of land that is used for its natural resources, or the use of an area of land for its natural resources:

  • Oil producers have focused their efforts on optimizing production from existing fields and investing more aggressively in new developments.