Meaning

2 senses

  1. Intentionally, on purpose.

  2. Designed specifically for a given purpose, to have a particular feature.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Was it by accident or by design?

    deWar das zufällig oder absichtlich?

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  2. I'm impressed by your design.

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  3. I wasn't at all impressed by Tom's designs.

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  4. I wasn't impressed by Tom's designs at all.

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  5. That appears to be completely by design.

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See also

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