Polyglot Dictionary

weiterentwickeln

/ˈvaɪtɐʔɛntˌvɪkl̩n/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entwickelt weiter
past
entwickelte weiter
perfect
hat weiterentwickelt

Meaning

  1. to develop further

    Built from weiter (on, further) + entwickeln (to develop).

    • Wir wollen das Produkt weiterentwickeln.

      We want to develop the product further.

    • Die Firma will das Produkt ständig weiterentwickeln. Jedes Jahr gibt es eine neue Version.

      The company wants to constantly develop the product further. Every year there is a new version.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • weiter on, further
  • entwickeln to develop

Similar words

entwickeln

weiterentwickeln specifically means to develop something FURTHER, improving something that already exists; entwickeln means "to develop" more generally, creating or bringing something into being.

Practice

1 What does weiterentwickeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir wollen das Produkt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches weiterentwickeln?

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