Developed Meaning
/dɪˈvɛləpt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjwealthy and industrialized; not third-world.
"Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return."— 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:
adjMature.
adjContaining man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.
adjHaving useful or necessary infrastructure.
"Access to finance is deeper and wider under better institutions (more transparency, better property rights) in more developed financial markets, and in an environment less distorted by taxes, unnecessary regulations, and other avoidable costs."— 2007, Lev Ratnovski, Aditya Narain, Public Financial Institutions in Developed Countries, →ISBN, page 3:
adjAdvanced, fully formed.
"We shall, however, obtain a clearer view of the question if we consider the superstitions of those races which have a rudimentary religion, and endeavour to trace these ideas up into a more developed condition."— 2014, John Lubbock, The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man, →ISBN, page 125:
adjProcessed and fixed; containing a visible negative (or positive for slide film) image
verbsimple past and past participle of develop
Sentence Examples
Please advise us, if possible, of a company which has developed image processing software.
Musical talent can be developed if it's properly trained.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The well-known company ____ a new software for data analysis.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please advise us, if possible, of a company which has ____ image processing software.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The well-known company ____ a new software for data analysis.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please advise us, if possible, of a company which has ____ image processing software.