design
Forms
- Plural
- designs
- present (v1)
- design
- past (v2)
- designed
- past participle (v3)
- designed
- present participle
- designing
- 3rd person singular
- designs
Definitions
1.A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
- The Wikilambda developers charmingly admit that they are not very experienced in language design.
2.A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
- The initial design of the park was rejected for being too expensive.
- Where it had been left hundreds of years ago, / Extract from the depth, is but a setting sun, / Paradise is scarce in this light that won’t shine, / What is our earthly task, but a worthy design?
3.A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
4.The composition of a work of art.
1.To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
- He always designs gaming laptops from 4:00 pm to 1:00 am.
2.To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
- We shall see / Justice design the victor's chivalry.
- Meet me to-morrow where the master / And this fraternity shall design.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #875
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *sek-
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *seknom
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti