developing

[dih-vel-uh-ping]

adjective

1. undergoing development; growing; evolving.

2. (of a nation or geographical area) having a standard of living or level of industrial production well below that possible with financial or technical aid; not yet highly industrialized.

   the developing world.

Other Word Forms

• nondeveloping adjective
• self-developing adjective
• undeveloping adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of developing¹

First recorded in 1765–75; develop + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Summers also sought Epstein’s help for a more personal philanthropy project: an educational venture that his wife, Elisa New, was developing.

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The trial will recruit men aged 50-74, with a lower age limit of 45 for black men, who have twice the risk of developing and dying from prostate cancer compared with white men.

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A common perception remains that Beijing mostly concentrates its lending in developing countries via the Belt and Road Initiative, funding public works.

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A banner across the top describes it as “a world-leading private equity investment institution that has been developing venture capital business as a pioneer in China.”

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For Big Pharma, the triumph of developing a new lifesaving blockbuster drug that generates billions in revenue is inevitably followed by the reality that drug patents have an expiration date.

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