- development
- noun1 developing sthADJECTIVE▪ full▪
School should encourage the full development of a student's talents.
▪ gradual▪ rapid▪ accelerated▪ continued, ongoing▪ arrested▪ sustainable▪The agency supports and promotes sustainable economic development.
▪ healthy, normal▪ abnormal▪ commercial, economic, industrial, socio-economic▪ evolutionary, historical▪ regional▪ community, rural, suburban, urban▪community development projects
▪ human▪ brain, cell, etc.▪ artistic, cognitive, educational, emotional, intellectual, language, linguistic, moral, personal, physical, professional, psychological, sexual, social, spiritual▪There is tremendous opportunity for personal and professional development at our company.
▪ product, software, Web, website▪ drug, vaccine▪ business▪ curriculum▪ adolescent, child▪ property (esp. BrE), real estate (AmE)VERB + DEVELOPMENT▪ aid, allow, assist, encourage, enhance, facilitate, favour/favor, foster, permit, promote, spur, stimulate, support▪Education stimulates the development of rational thinking.
▪A group of experts has been brought together to support the development of the project.
▪ accelerate, speed up▪Environmental factors can accelerate the development of certain cancers.
▪ initiate, pioneer▪ guide, influence, shape▪He influenced the development of modern dance.
▪ affect, impact (esp. AmE)▪ arrest, delay, discourage, halt, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, prevent, restrict, retard, slow▪Too much emphasis on memorizing facts can inhibit the development of creative thinking.
▪ undergo▪The city has undergone rapid development.
▪ finance▪The company went deep into debt to finance the development of the engine.
▪ lead, monitor, oversee, spearhead▪A UN team is monitoring the development of the peace process.
▪ trace, track▪In the opening chapter, the author traces the development of judo from its ancient roots.
DEVELOPMENT + VERB▪ occur, take place▪ continue, progressDEVELOPMENT + NOUN▪ initiative, plan, programme/program, project, scheme (BrE), strategy▪ aid, assistance▪ tool▪ efforts, work▪The invention requires more development work to make it viable.
▪ process▪the lengthy development process of a new model of car
▪ phase▪ cycle▪the three-year development cycle of their products
▪ budget, capital, fund, grant▪ costs, expenditure▪ agency, company, firm, organization▪ committee, department, office▪ consultant, director, expert, manager, officer, team▪ opportunityPREPOSITION▪ during development▪Cell divisions during development occur in a fixed sequence.
▪ in development▪A more powerful version of this electric bus is currently in development.
▪ under development▪A new vaccine is under development.
PHRASES▪ research and development▪I do a lot of research and development work in my job.
▪ a stage in the development of sth▪an important stage in the development of Sino-American relations
▪ a stage of development▪This is a perfectly normal stage of development.
2 new event/ideaADJECTIVE▪ exciting, important, major, radical, remarkable, significant, striking▪ the latest, new, recent▪ logical▪The move from TV to movies was a logical development in her career.
▪ unexpected▪ welcome▪ positive▪ political, scientific, technical, technologicalDEVELOPMENT + VERB▪ occur, take place, unfold▪the significant developments taking place in the health service
PREPOSITION▪ development in▪new developments in medicine
3 area of new buildingsADJECTIVE▪ housing, residential▪ business, commercial▪ ribbon (BrE)▪Ribbon developments (= lines of buildings) extended along the main road.
▪ mixed-use▪The building plans are for a mixed-use development.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
