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design

//dɪˈzaɪn//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for design

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
designs

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
design
past (v2)
designed
past participle (v3)
designed
present participle
designing
3rd person singular
designs

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 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. 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. 3.A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.

  4. 4.The composition of a work of art.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 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. 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

Word family

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

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