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  1. DEVELOPED definition: 1. advanced or powerful: 2. A developed country has had modern industry, transport, etc. for some…. Learn more.

  2. The meaning of DEVELOPED is having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living. How to use developed in a sentence.

  3. to start to happen or exist: Large cracks began to develop in the wall. B2 [ I or T ] If you develop an illness or problem, or if it develops, you start to suffer from it: The study showed that one in twelve women is likely to develop breast cancer. She's developed some very strange habits lately. [ T ]

  4. 1. a. : to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail : expound. develop a thesis. b. : to make visible or manifest. developed the scene in her mind. c. dyeing : to treat with an agent to cause the appearance of color. photography : to subject ( exposed material) especially to chemicals in order to produce a visible image. develop film.

  5. Anything developed has evolved, getting more advanced, complete, or useful. A fully developed plan is ready for action. A well developed idea makes a good story. A developed country has paved roads and industry.

  6. developed. (of a country, society, etc.) having many industries and a complex economic system. The average citizen in the developed world uses over 155 kg of paper per year. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  7. 15 meanings: 1. to come or bring to a later or more advanced or expanded stage; grow or cause to grow gradually 2. to elaborate.... Click for more definitions.

  8. 1. (of a person's body or part of their body) toned; having strength or firmness. Dancers' thighs are very developed. his developed body and strength. 2. (of a skill, quality, etc) having reached a high level as a result of practice. her developed skill as a writer. his highly developed sense of responsibility.

  9. verb (used with object) to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent. to cause to grow or expand: to develop one's muscles. to elaborate or expand in detail: to develop a theory.

  10. To expand or enlarge. Developed a national corporation into a worldwide business. To become larger, fuller, better, etc.; grow or evolve, esp. by natural processes. To bring (something latent or hypothetical) into activity or reality.