Undeveloped Meaning in English

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Definition

Not grown, advanced, or used to its full potential; often used for land, regions, or ideas that have not been improved or built on.

Usage & Nuances

Commonly describes land, regions (economically or technologically), or ideas/products not fully realized. In photography, refers to film/pictures not processed. 'Underdeveloped' can refer to countries or economies, while 'undeveloped' typically means physically or conceptually unused or incomplete.

• Spanish: no desarrollado - sin desarrollar
• Portuguese (BR): não desenvolvido - inacabado (foto, película)
• Portuguese (PT): não desenvolvido - inacabado (fotografia, filme)
• Chinese (Simplified): 未开发的 - 不发达的
• Chinese (Traditional): 未開發的 - 不發達的
• Hindi: अविकसित
• Arabic: غير متطور - غير نامٍ
• Bengali: অবিকশিত - অপরিণত
• Russian: неразвитый - неосвоенный
• Japanese: 未開発の - 発展していない
• Vietnamese: chưa phát triển - chưa hoàn thiện
• Korean: 미개발의 - 개발되지 않은
• Turkish: gelişmemiş - işlenmemiş
• Urdu: غیرترقی یافتہ - غیر فروغ یافتہ
• Indonesian: belum berkembang - belum dimanfaatkan

Example Sentences

This is an undeveloped piece of land.

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Many rural areas remain undeveloped.

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The invention is still undeveloped.

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The beach was beautiful and completely undeveloped, with no hotels in sight.

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The film was ruined because the photos were left undeveloped for too long.

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Their plan remains undeveloped, so nothing has changed yet.

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