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Definition of 'design'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) design
to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed):
to design a new bridge.

2.  design
to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully.

3.  design
to intend for a definite purpose:
a scholarship designed for foreign students.

4.  design
to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:
The prisoner designed an intricate escape.

5.  design
to assign in thought or intention; purpose:
to design to be a veterinarian.

6. (v.i.) design
to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.

7.  design
to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc.

8. (n.) design
an outline, sketch, or scheme of something to be executed or constructed, as a work of art or a building.

9.  design
organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition.

10.  design
the combination of details or features of something executed or constructed:
the design of the master bedroom.

11.  design
a pattern or motif:
the design on a bracelet.

12.  design
the art of designing.

13.  design
the art or profession of decorative design.

14.  design
a plan or project:
a design for a new process.

15.  design
a plot or intrigue.

16.  design
designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme with evil or selfish motives:
to have designs on someone's property.

17.  design
intention; purpose; end.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L dēsignāre to mark out)

Definition of 'design'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) design, designing
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
"he contributed to the design of a new instrument"

2. (noun) design, plan
an arrangement scheme
"the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"

3. (noun) blueprint, design, pattern
something intended as a guide for making something else
"a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

4. (noun) design, pattern, figure
a decorative or artistic work
"the coach had a design on the doors"

5. (noun) purpose, intent, intention, aim, design
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
"his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

6. (noun) design
a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
"the design of a building"

7. (verb) invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
the creation of something in the mind

8. (verb) plan, project, contrive, design
make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

9. (verb) design
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
"This room is not designed for work"

10. (verb) design
create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
"Chanel designed the famous suit"

11. (verb) design, plan
make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
"design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

12. (verb) design
create designs
"Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"

13. (verb) design
conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
"She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"

14. (verb) design
intend or have as a purpose
"She designed to go far in the world of business"

Definition of 'design'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) design
how sth looks, is made, and functions, or a drawing showing this
good/poor building design; a design fault; the designs for the new offices

2.  design
the process or study of how things look, are made, and function
a course in art and design; a design specialist

3.  design
a pattern
cushions decorated with a modern design

4.  design
by design
on purpose; = intentionally
His plays are confusing by design.

5. (verb) design
to make plans and drawings for how sth will look, be made, and function
I design car interiors.; jewelry designed by art students

6.  design
be designed to
to be made or done for a specific purpose
new laws designed to improve data protection

Definition of 'design'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) design
to draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw

2. (noun) design
to mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint

3. (noun) design
to create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral

4. (noun) design
to intend or purpose; -- usually with for before the remote object, but sometimes with to

5. (noun) design
a preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan

6. (noun) design
a plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; -- often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot

7. (noun) design
specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design

8. (noun) design
the realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design

9. (noun) design
the invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole

10. (verb) design
to form a design or designs; to plan

Translation of 'design'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made A famous architect designed this building.
Afrikaans: plan, ontwerp	Arabic: يُصَمِّم	Bulgarian: проектирам
Brazilian: projetar	Czech: projektovat	German: entwerfen
Danish: formgive; tegne; designe	Greek: σχεδιάζω	Spanish: diseñar, estructurar, con
Estonian: kavandama, kujundama	Farsi: نقشه چیزی را طرح کردن؛ اب	Finnish: suunnitella
French: concevoir	Hebrew: לְתָכנֵן	Hindi: रूपाकार देना
Croatian: plan, zamisao	Hungarian: tervez	Indonesian: merancang, mendesain
Icelandic: teikna, hanna	Italian: progettare	Japanese: デザインする
Korean: 설계하다	Lithuanian: (su)projektuoti	Latvian: plānot; projektēt; modelē
Malay: mereka bentuk	Dutch: ontwerpen	Norwegian: tegne, lage, formgi
Polish: projektować	Persian: نقشه چیزی را طرح کردن؛ اب	Pashto: طرح كول، تدبير كول، پلان
Portuguese: projectar	Romanian: a proiecta	Russian: проектировать
Slovak: navrhnúť	Slovenian: zasnovati	Serbian: dizajnirati
Swedish: formge, rita, designa	Thai: ออกแบบ	Turkish: tasarımlamak
Taiwanese: 設計	Ukrainian: задумувати; проектувати	Urdu: خاکہ یا نقشہ تیار کرنا
Vietnamese: thiết kế	Chinese: 设计，草拟，计划
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