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發展 — meaning in English

fā zhǎn

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English meaning

  • develop verb To grow or change gradually into a more advanced state.
  • development noun The process of growing, changing, or advancing.
  • evolve verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
  • race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
  • underway adverb In progress or already started.

Senses

發展 is used for these senses in English:

  • develop (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
  • development (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
  • evolve To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
  • race A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
  • underway In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

develop — full definition

  1. verb To grow or change gradually into a more advanced state.
  2. verb To create or work something out over time.
  3. verb To treat photographic film chemically so its image becomes visible.

development — full definition

  1. noun The process of growing, changing, or advancing.
  2. noun A new event or piece of news relating to a situation.
  3. noun A group of newly built houses, offices, or other structures on a plot of land.

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