Definition Dictionary

Something that came earlier and helped shape a later event or development.

Increasing or developing as successive additions or effects build on one another.

Upset or discouraged by an unwelcome development.

To move apart or develop in different directions.

A separation or difference in course, development, or opinion.

Carefully developed and containing many details or complex features.

An explanation that adds detail, or the process of developing an idea more fully.

At a very early stage of development.

A distinctive period marked by significant developments.

To grow vigorously, develop well, or achieve success.

To encourage the growth or development of something.

Beginning to emerge or develop.

Developing subtly or gradually in a harmful way.

Vague, indistinct, or not clearly developed.

Crucially important to the development or outcome of something.

Something that comes before another thing and signals or contributes to its development.

To make someone or something more likely to respond or develop in a particular way.

Basic or undeveloped in form or method; also belonging to an early stage of development.

Developing by stages or favoring reform and new approaches.

To renew, restore, or develop again.

Moving backward or returning to a less developed or less desirable condition.

Basic or at an early stage of development.

Moving, responding, or developing with little speed or energy.

A lack of movement, growth, or development.