noun · academic
development
/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/de·VEL·op·ment
the process or result of growing, improving, or becoming more advanced
Examples
“The rapid development of renewable energy technologies is changing the economy.”
“New housing developments have been built on the city outskirts.”
“Child development depends a lot on early education and care.”
Band 8 sentence
“Long-term sustainable development requires coordinated policy, private investment and community engagement.”
Collocations
- economic development
- rapid development
- development project
Word family
Common mistakes
many development→many developments / much development
the development is very good→development is very important / the development was impressive
developement→development
Say it for a higher band
5change→6growth→7+development
Synonyms
growth
progress
Easily confused
improvement
“The city needs more investment to encourage long-term development.”
growth
“There has been steady economic growth over the past decade.”
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