design
To plan and carry outTo plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
Recorded: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» He designed the car.
Er hat das Auto entworfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Он сконструировал автомобиль. — sharptoothed
Він створив дизайн цього автомобіля. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRTranslations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Examples
451 sentencesHe designed the car.
Він створив дизайн цього автомобіля. — deniko
ruОн сконструировал автомобиль. — sharptoothed
deEr hat das Auto entworfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This was designed by Tom.
Том це спроектував. — deniko
This desk is designed for children.
deDieser Schreibtisch ist für Kinder ausgelegt. — Zaghawa
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
comments designed to chip away at my self-esteem
He always designs gaming laptops from 4:00 pm to 1:00 am.
entwerfen, designen
проєктува́тиprojektuváty
make or work out a plan for; devise
To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
(intransitive, obsolete)To plan (to do something).
The king designed to mount an expedition to the New World.
More meanings 2
(obsolete, transitive)To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.
(obsolete, transitive)To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
Origin
From Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin designō (“to mark out,From Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin designō (“to mark out, point out, describe, design, contrive”), from de- (or dis-) + signō (“to mark”), from signum (“mark”). Doublet of designate.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
designs, designing, designed, designedTenses
design · designed · will design · have designedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- web design
- one who designed
- was designed by
- is designed for
- this is designed
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.