development
part of speech
noun (development, developments; countable and uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Development is the process of growing or changing and becoming bigger, stronger or more advanced. tree →
2) A development is a new event or piece of news that changes a situation. tree →
3) Development is the building of new houses, roads or businesses on land; a development can also be a group of new buildings. tree →
4) Development is the making of a new product or idea, such as a new game or medicine. tree →
5) (photography) Development is the process that turns old-style film into photos. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah, the book's early chapters describe how the universe, the year and the human being grow out of the letters and numbers, in the world, time and man. In the primary lessons: In science, pupils study the development of a baby, a frog (from frog spawn to tadpole to frog) or a plant. In history and geography, development means how a country or town grows and gets roads, schools and hospitals; «developing countries» are poorer countries still building these. In news reports «a new development» means something new has happened. Phrases: «child development», «housing development», «software development», «in development», «the latest development».
examples
- The twelve sections of this chapter introduce this philo- sophic disquisition upon the Formation and Development of the Universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Their development in three directions is pointed out, namely in the Macrocosm or Universe ; in the Year or in Time ; and in the Microcosm or Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- By the science of the Sepher Jezirah the human spirit is fixed to truth, and in reason, and is able to take account of the possible development of intelligence by the evolutions of numbers. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- We watched the development of tadpoles into frogs. tree →
- Reading helps a child's development. tree →
- There has been a new development in the missing dog case. tree →
- A new housing development is being built near our school. tree →
- The development of the vaccine took many years. tree →
- The game is still in development. tree →
- Good food and sleep are important for healthy development. tree →
- Laughing is an infallible sign of the highest degree of mental development. tree →
note
Uncountable for the process («growth and development»), countable for events or building sites («two new developments»). Verb: develop; adjective: developed, developing. Spelling trap: no «e» after «develop» (not «developement»).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «development» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.