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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•signed
(di zīnd′),USA pronunciation adj. - made or done intentionally; intended;
planned.
de•sign•ed•ness
(di zī′nid nis),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•sign /dɪˈzaɪn/USA pronunciation
v.
- [ ~ + obj] to prepare the preliminary plans for (work):The engineer designed a new bridge.
- to plan and fashion (clothing, etc.) in an artistic or skillful way: [ ~ + obj]:He designed a new dress for the fashion show.[no obj]:She designed for many wealthy clients.
- [ usually: be + ~-ed] to develop, set up, and plan for a purpose: [ ~ + obj]:That scholarship is designed for foreign students.[ ~ + obj + to + verb]:She designed the scholarship to help foreign students.
- [ ~ + obj] to form or make up in the mind;
plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape.
n.
- an outline, sketch, or drawing of something to be done or constructed:[countable]submitted designs for the new mall.
- the way in which something is composed, shaped, or made: [countable]I like the colors but not the overall design.[uncountable]to study art and design.
- a pattern;
a pattern of decorations:[countable]a little heart-shaped design on the bracelet.
- designs, [plural] a hostile or aggressive project, plot, or scheme:He seems to have designs on my wife.
See -sign-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•sign
(di zīn′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), esp. to plan the form and structure of:to design a new bridge.
- to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully.
- to intend for a definite purpose:a scholarship designed for foreign students.
- to form or conceive in the mind;
contrive;
plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape.
- to assign in thought or intention;
purpose:He designed to be a doctor.
- [Obs.]to mark out, as by a sign;
indicate.
v.i.
- to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.
- to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc.
n.
- an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art;
composition.
- the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc.;
the pattern or motif of artistic work:the design on a bracelet.
- the art of designing:a school of design.
- a plan or project:a design for a new process.
- a plot or intrigue, esp. an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him.
- designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:He had designs on his partner's stock.
- intention;
purpose;
end.
- adaptation of means to a preconceived end.
- Latin dēsignāre to mark out. See de-, sign
- Middle English designen 1350–1400
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See intend.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See plan.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
design /dɪˈzaɪn/ vb - to work out the structure or form of (something), as by making a sketch, outline, pattern, or plans
- to plan and make (something) artistically or skilfully
- (transitive) to form or conceive in the mind; invent
- (transitive) to intend, as for a specific purpose; plan
n - a plan, sketch, or preliminary drawing
- the arrangement or pattern of elements or features of an artistic or decorative work: the design of the desk is Chippendale
- a finished artistic or decorative creation
- the art of designing
- a plan, scheme, or project
- an end aimed at or planned for; intention; purpose
- (often plural; often followed by on or against) a plot or hostile scheme, often to gain possession of (something) by illegitimate means
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dēsignāre to mark out, describe, from de- + signāre to mark, from signum a mark, signdeˈsignable adj
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