Definition
A process of gradual change or growth over time.
Translations
- English
- development
- Français
- développement
- Türkçe
- gelişme
- Polski
- rozwój
- Русский
- развитие
- Українська
- розвиток
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Entwicklung
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- Education & Learning
development
/diː ɛntˈvɪklʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Entwicklungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Entwicklung der Stadt ist deutlich zu sehen.NominativSing.The development of the city is clearly visible.
- Die Regierung fördert die nachhaltige Entwicklung der Wirtschaft.AkkusativSing.The government promotes the sustainable development of the economy.
- Viele Menschen stehen der Entwicklung skeptisch gegenüber.DativSing.Many people are skeptical about the development.
- Die Ursachen der Entwicklung sind noch unklar.GenitivSing.The causes of the development are still unclear.
- Neue Entwicklungen in der Medizin helfen vielen Patienten.NominativPlur.New developments in medicine help many patients.
- Die Forschenden beobachten verschiedene Entwicklungen in der Gesellschaft.AkkusativPlur.Researchers observe various developments in society.
- Die Unternehmen passen sich den neuen Entwicklungen an.DativPlur.The companies are adapting to the new developments.
- Die Folgen der Entwicklungen sind weltweit spürbar.GenitivPlur.The consequences of the developments are perceptible worldwide.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Entwicklung/ɛntˈvɪklʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Entwicklung/diː ɛntˈvɪklʊŋ/
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Plural
Entwicklungen/ɛntˈvɪklʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Entwicklung | die Entwicklungen |
| Akkusativ | die Entwicklung | die Entwicklungen |
| Dativ | der Entwicklung | den Entwicklungen |
| Genitiv | der Entwicklung | der Entwicklungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine positive Entwicklung
- Collocationdie gesellschaftliche Entwicklung
- Collocationdie persönliche Entwicklung
- Verb constructioneine Entwicklung fördern + Akkusativ
- Verb constructionsich einer Entwicklung anpassen + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Entwicklung nimmt einen guten Verlauf.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymVeränderung — change
Entwicklung usually denotes a process over time; Veränderung can also mean a single change or a concrete result.
- Broader termProzess — trial
A Entwicklung is a temporal Prozess that often describes a change or growth.
- Narrower termErziehung — upbringing
- Related termForschung — research
- Narrower termFortschritt — progress
Fortschritt is a positive form of Entwicklung; however, not every Entwicklung leads to an improvement.
- Narrower termErfindung — invention
- Related termWachstum
Wachstum and Entwicklung are related processes; Wachstum particularly emphasizes increase, while Entwicklung also includes qualitative changes.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- entwickeln
- Entwickler