Developing - English meaning

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

verb

Come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause.

Usage examples:

Smoke appeared on the horizon

verb

To become noticeable or to be present

Usage examples:

At this point the ferry boat suddenly appeared., her picture appeared on the front page of the news…

verb

(of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent.

Usage examples:

New difficulties had arisen

verb

To come into existence or begin to be noticed; happen

Usage examples:

Problems arise when kids leave school., when the opportunity arose, he decided to take it., we aros…

verb

Reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.

Usage examples:

We arrived at his house and knocked at the door

verb

To come to a place, esp. after traveling

Usage examples:

What time is their plane scheduled to arrive?, sausages suddenly arrived on our table., when they s…

verb

Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).

Usage examples:

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder

verb

To do or be the first part of something that continues; start

Usage examples:

[ t ] he begins his new job on monday., [ i ] the movie begins at seven., [ i ] i began by explaini…

noun

A flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty.

Usage examples:

An exotic bloom

verb

Produce flowers; be in flower.

Usage examples:

A chalk pit where cowslips bloomed

verb

Make (iron, steel, etc.) into a bloom.

Usage examples:

A steel slab comprising the above constituents is produced by preparing the steel in a converter fo…

noun

A flower or a mass of flowers, especially on a tree or bush.

Usage examples:

Tiny white blossoms

verb

(of a tree or bush) produce flowers or masses of flowers.

Usage examples:

A garden in which roses blossom

verb

(of a tree or plant) to produce flowers that develop into fruit

Usage examples:

The cherry tree is beginning to blossom., fig. she has really blossomed recently (= become more con…

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

phrasal verb

Begin suddenly and sometimes violently

phrasal verb

To escape from a place or a situation

Usage examples:

Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large., detergents make my hands break out., i hat…

collocation

To start feeling extremely worried or frightened

Usage examples:

The memory of it still makes me break out in a cold sweat., he could not even hear her name mention…

verb

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

Usage examples:

The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre

noun

A bud or young shoot.

verb

To develop or grow quickly

Usage examples:

Product placement has burgeoned to the extent that corporate logos are now found in most mainstream…

prefix

(forming nouns) joint; mutual; common.

Usage examples:

Co-driver

abbreviation

Company.

Usage examples:

The consett iron co

abbreviation

Colorado (in official postal use).

phrasal verb

Appear suddenly or unexpectedly

phrasal verb

To happen or appear unexpectedly

Usage examples:

Her name keeps cropping up in their conversations.

verb

Move out of or away from something and become visible.

Usage examples:

Black ravens emerged from the fog

verb

Come out into view, as from concealment

verb

To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

Usage examples:

The runway lights flashed on, and the first models emerged from behind the stage set., fig. the pre…

verb

Make or become larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

They have renovated and enlarged the four-storey building

verb

To become larger, or to cause something to become larger

Usage examples:

The city council voted to enlarge the park., he suffers from an enlarged heart.

verb

To become bigger, or to make something bigger

Usage examples:

The inclusion of customs receipts will enlarge the available pool of money., enlarged business/comp…

verb

Happen or occur afterwards or as a result.

Usage examples:

The difficulties which ensued from their commitment to cuba

verb

To happen after something else, esp. as a result of it

Usage examples:

Chaos ensued when 60 charter schools run by one company were all suddenly closed., after his outbur…

verb

(of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases.

Usage examples:

Mount pinatubo began erupting in june

verb

Start suddenly

verb

To burst out suddenly or explode

Usage examples:

The crowd erupted in cheers., the building erupted in flames when the plane struck it.

verb

Develop gradually.

Usage examples:

The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer

verb

Become or make larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

Their business expanded into other hotels

verb

Extend in one or more directions

verb

To increase something in size, number, or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the air in the balloon expands when heated., [ t ] they expanded their number of stores signi…

verb

(of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment.

Usage examples:

Wild plants flourish on the banks of the lake

noun

A bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract attention.

Usage examples:

With a flourish, she ushered them inside

verb

To grow or develop successfully

Usage examples:

Parts of the city continue to flourish., this is the perfect environment for our company to flouris…

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

verb

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.

Usage examples:

He would watch nick grow to manhood

verb

Increase in size by natural process

verb

Take place; occur.

Usage examples:

Two hours had passed and still nothing had happened

adverb

Perhaps; maybe.

Usage examples:

Happen i'll go back just for a while

verb

(of a situation or event) to come into existence; occur

Usage examples:

If you want to know what is happening in the world, you have to read the newspapers., no one knows …

verb

Cause (a process or action) to begin.

Usage examples:

He proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures

noun

A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.

Usage examples:

An initiate of the cult

verb

To cause something to begin

Usage examples:

The peace talks were initiated by a special envoy.

verb

Bring about or initiate (an action or event).

Usage examples:

They instigated a reign of terror

verb

Provoke or stir up

verb

To cause an event or situation to happen by your actions

Usage examples:

Changes in the orientation program were instigated by the new director.

adjective

Fully developed physically; full-grown.

Usage examples:

She was now a mature woman

verb

(of a person or thing) become fully grown or developed.

Usage examples:

Children mature at different ages

verb

To become completely grown

Usage examples:

Humans take longer to mature than most other animals., [ i ] when you are the oldest child of a lar…

verb

Have a specified beginning.

Usage examples:

The word originated as a marketing term

noun

Forward or onward movement towards a destination.

Usage examples:

The darkness did not stop my progress

verb

Move forward or onward in space or time.

Usage examples:

As the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved

noun

Movement toward an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position

Usage examples:

The talks failed to make any progress toward a settlement., the construction work is already in pro…

verb

Succeed in material terms; be financially successful.

Usage examples:

His business prospered

noun

A thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome.

Usage examples:

The tower collapsed as a result of safety violations

verb

Occur or follow as the consequence of something.

Usage examples:

Anger may result from an argument

noun

Something that happens or exists because of something else

Usage examples:

The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police work., a lot of people survived the crash …

verb

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Usage examples:

I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

noun

The fact or process of spreading over an area.

Usage examples:

Warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease

verb

Distribute or disperse widely

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Usage examples:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Usage examples:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation

Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

verb

Achieve the desired aim or result.

Usage examples:

Keep trying and you will eventually succeed

verb

To achieve something that you have been aiming for, or (of a plan or piece of work) to have the desired results

Usage examples:

She’s been trying to pass her driving test for years and she finally succeeded., he succeeded in bu…

verb

If you succeed, you achieve something that you have been trying to do or get, and if a plan or a piece of work succeeds, it has the results that you wanted

Usage examples:

Succeed in sth he is determined to succeed in the property market., succeed in doing sth the new ex…

verb

(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.

Usage examples:

The new baby thrived

verb

To grow, develop, or be successful

Usage examples:

She seems to thrive on hard work.

verb

To grow, develop, and become successful

Usage examples:

Industries such as water, telecoms, and insurance have been thriving., thrive on sth some employees…

verb

Open or spread out from a folded position.

Usage examples:

He unfolded the map and laid it out on the table

verb

Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

verb

(of a situation or story) to develop or become clear

Usage examples:

Events unfolded in a way that no one could have predicted., she took the old wedding dress out and …