Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of develop
- In the process of development.
a developing foetus
- Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
plural developings
- A process of development.
In the developings of an inscrutable Providence, the kingdoms of the earth have become embroiled, and who can say where the complication will terminate?
1854, John Campbell, editor, The Christian witness and church members' magazine
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
nounprocessing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 發展的 /发展的, 發展中 /发展中
- 發展的 /发展的 (fāzhǎn de)of a country
- 發展中 /发展中 (fāzhǎnzhōng)of a country
Czech rozvojový
- rozvojovýof a country
Finnish kehittyvä, kehitys- (see: kehitysmaa)
- kehittyväof a country
- kehitys- (see: kehitysmaa)of a country
French en développement
- en développementof a country
German entwickelnd, Entwicklungs-
- entwickelndof a country
- Entwicklungs-of a country
Greek αναπτυσσόμενη
- αναπτυσσόμενη (anaptyssómeni)of a country
Hungarian fejlődő
- fejlődőof a country
Indonesian berkembang
- berkembangof a country
Italian in via di sviluppo
- in via di sviluppoof a country
Japanese 発展途上
- 発展途上 (hatten-tojō)of a country
Malay sedang membangun
- sedang membangunof a country
Portuguese em desenvolvimento
- em desenvolvimentoof a country
Russian развива́ющийся
- развива́ющийся (razvivájuščijsja)of a country
Spanish en vías de desarrollo
- en vías de desarrolloof a country
Tagalog papaunlad
- papaunladof a country
Turkish gelişmekte olan
- gelişmekte olanof a country
Cite this entry
developing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developing
“developing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “developing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developing.
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