simple past tense and past participle of develop
"After years of working on her sketches, she finally developed a unique style that critics praised immediately."
In plain English: To develop something means to make it grow, improve, or become more advanced over time.
"The company developed a new software program to help its customers manage their finances more easily."
Usage: Use developed to describe an action that has been completed in the past or to indicate a state resulting from growth and change. It functions grammatically as the simple past tense or past participle of the verb develop.
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
"the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"
"they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each"
(used of societies) having high industrial development
"developed countries"
(of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads
"condominiums were built on the developed site"
Not primitive; not third-world.
"The embassy warned that traveling to a developed nation would be far safer than venturing into regions still considered underdeveloped."
In plain English: Developed means having grown up and reached full maturity.
"The developed world has better healthcare systems than many less developed countries."
Usage: Use "developed" to describe nations or economies that have advanced industrialization and high standards of living. Do not use it to refer to physical growth stages unless specifically contrasting them with undeveloped states.
Derived from the Latin de- (meaning "off" or "away") and volvere ("to roll"), this term originally described something that was unrolled to be read, such as a scroll. It later evolved in English to mean bringing out latent qualities through growth or improvement.