# developed

Pronunciation: say "di-VEL-uhpt" /dɪˈvɛləpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of develop. — simple past and past participle of develop
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of develop. Use it for something that already happened.
   - _Researchers developed a treatment that slowed the disease._
   - _Over the decade, the region developed into a major trade hub._

## Adjective

2. Wealthy and industrialized, with an advanced economy and modern industry: not poor or undeveloped.
   - Simple: Rich, with an advanced economy, modern industry, and technology.
   - _Several developed economies coordinated their response to the financial crisis._
   - _The gap in living standards between developed and poorer regions remains wide._
3. Grown, formed, or worked out to an advanced, complete, or mature state.
   - Simple: Grown or worked out to an advanced stage, or until it is complete.
   - _The novel features a richly developed cast of characters._
   - _Her theory was far more developed than anyone had expected._
4. Of land or an area: built on, or provided with roads and services such as water and power.
   - Simple: Of land or a place: having buildings, roads, water, and power, not left empty or wild.
   - _Most of the floodplain is now developed, leaving little open ground._
   - _A developed lot with water, sewer and power already in place costs far more than raw land at the edge of town._
5. Processed and fixed so that a visible image appears on the film: a negative, or a positive for slide film.
   - Simple: Treated with chemicals so the picture on the film can be seen.
   - _She held the freshly developed negatives up to the window light._
   - _The developed roll revealed several shots she had forgotten taking._

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