Evolution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪvəlˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪvəlˈuːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən/.

Examples

the development of his ideas took many years
the evolution of Greek civilization
the slow development of her skill as a writer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

phylogeny development phylogenesis organic evolution

Antonyms

devolution

Parts of Speech

noun	a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) “the development of his ideas took many years”
noun	(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

Word Forms

develop	verb	grow emotionally or mature
evolve	verb	undergo development or evolution
evolutionary	adjective	of or relating to or produced by evolution
phylogenetic	adjective	of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

évolution

un processus dans lequel quelque chose passe progressivement à une étape différente (en particulier une étape plus avancée ou mature)

🇪🇸Spanish

evolución

un proceso en el que algo pasa gradualmente a una etapa diferente (especialmente una etapa más avanzada o madura)

🇮🇹Italian

evoluzione

un processo in cui qualcosa passa gradualmente a uno stadio diverso (specialmente uno stadio più avanzato o maturo)

🇳🇱Dutch

evolutie

een proces waarin iets geleidelijk naar een ander stadium gaat (vooral een meer gevorderd of volwassen stadium)

🇵🇹Portuguese

evolução

um processo no qual algo passa gradualmente para um estágio diferente (especialmente um estágio mais avançado ou maduro)

🇷🇺Russian

эволюция

процесс, в котором что-то постепенно переходит на другую стадию (особенно на более продвинутую или зрелую стадию)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकास

एक प्रक्रिया जिसमें कोई चीज़ डिग्री के आधार पर एक अलग चरण (विशेष रूप से अधिक उन्नत या परिपक्व चरण) में गुजरती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবর্তন

একটি প্রক্রিয়া যেখানে কিছু ডিগ্রী দ্বারা একটি ভিন্ন পর্যায়ে যায় (বিশেষত একটি আরো উন্নত বা পরিপক্ক পর্যায়ে)

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிணாமம்

ஒரு செயல்முறையானது டிகிரிகளில் வேறு நிலைக்கு (குறிப்பாக மேம்பட்ட அல்லது முதிர்ந்த நிலை) செல்லும்.

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిణామం

ఒక ప్రక్రియలో ఏదైనా డిగ్రీలు వేరే దశకు (ముఖ్యంగా మరింత అధునాతనమైన లేదా పరిణతి చెందిన దశ)

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्क्रांती

एक प्रक्रिया ज्यामध्ये काहीतरी अंशांनी भिन्न टप्प्यावर जाते (विशेषत: अधिक प्रगत किंवा प्रौढ अवस्था)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્ક્રાંતિ

એક પ્રક્રિયા જેમાં કંઈક ડિગ્રી દ્વારા અલગ તબક્કામાં પસાર થાય છે (ખાસ કરીને વધુ અદ્યતન અથવા પરિપક્વ તબક્કો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಕಾಸ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಡಿಗ್ರಿಯಿಂದ ಬೇರೆ ಹಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧ ಹಂತ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിണാമം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഡിഗ്രിയിൽ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊരു ഘട്ടത്തിലേക്ക് കടന്നുപോകുന്ന ഒരു പ്രക്രിയ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കൂടുതൽ പുരോഗമിച്ചതോ മുതിർന്നതോ ആയ ഘട്ടം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਕਾਸ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੱਕ ਲੰਘਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਉੱਨਤ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਿਪੱਕ ਪੜਾਅ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ارتقاء

ایک ایسا عمل جس میں کوئی چیز ڈگری سے گزر کر مختلف مرحلے تک پہنچ جاتی ہے (خاص طور پر ایک زیادہ جدید یا بالغ مرحلہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

进化

事物逐渐进入不同阶段（尤其是更高级或成熟的阶段）的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

進化

何かが徐々に異なる段階（特により進んだまたは成熟した段階）に移行するプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

진화

어떤 것이 다른 단계(특히 더 발전된 단계 또는 성숙한 단계)로 단계적으로 넘어가는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tiến hóa

một quá trình trong đó một cái gì đó dần dần chuyển sang một giai đoạn khác (đặc biệt là giai đoạn nâng cao hoặc trưởng thành hơn)

🇹🇭Thai

วิวัฒนาการ

กระบวนการที่บางสิ่งบางอย่างผ่านองศาไปยังขั้นตอนอื่น (โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งขั้นตอนขั้นสูง หรือผู้ใหญ่)

🇮🇩Indonesian

evolusi

suatu proses di mana sesuatu berpindah secara bertahap ke tahap yang berbeda (terutama tahap yang lebih maju atau matang)

🇵🇭Filipino

ebolusyon

isang proseso kung saan ang isang bagay ay dumadaan sa iba't ibang yugto sa ibang yugto (lalo na sa mas advanced o mature na yugto)

🇲🇾Malay

evolusi

satu proses di mana sesuatu berlalu secara beransur-ansur ke peringkat yang berbeza (terutamanya peringkat yang lebih maju atau matang)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطور

عملية يمر فيها شيء ما بدرجات إلى مرحلة مختلفة (خاصة مرحلة أكثر تقدمًا أو نضجًا)

🇮🇷Persian

تکامل

فرآیندی که در آن چیزی با درجاتی به مرحله‌ای دیگر (به ویژه مرحله پیشرفته‌تر یا بالغ‌تر) می‌رود.

🇹🇷Turkish

evrim

bir şeyin derece derece farklı bir aşamaya (özellikle daha ileri veya olgun bir aşamaya) geçtiği bir süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתפַּתְחוּת

תהליך שבו משהו עובר בדרגות לשלב אחר (במיוחד לשלב מתקדם או בוגר יותר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'evolution'?

The primary meaning of 'evolution' is 'a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'evolution' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'evolution' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'evolution' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'evolution' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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