Meaning of design | Babel Free

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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.
   countable, uncountable
2. A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
   countable, uncountable
3. layout
4. to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made. A famous architect designed this building. plan, ontwerp يُصَمِّم проектирам projetar projektovat entwerfen formgive; tegne; designe σχεδιάζωdiseñar, estructurar, concebir, idear kavandama, kujundama نقشه چیزی را طرح کردن؛ ابداع کردن suunnitella concevoir לְתָכנֵן रूपाकार देना plan, zamisao tervez merancang, mendesain teikna, hanna progettare デザインする 설계하다 (su)projektuoti plānot; projektēt; modelēt mereka bentuk ontwerpente...
5. a rough map required to accompany Spanish and Mexican land grant petitions made in Alta California prior to the Mexican–American War
6. A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
   countable, uncountable
7. a person who makes designs or patterns. He is the designer of the yacht. ontwerper مُصَمِّم дизайнер, проектант desenhista projektant, konstruktér der Konstrukteur, der Designer designer; formgiver; konstruktør σχεδιαστήςdiseñador kavandaja, disainer طراح suunnittelija créateur/-trice מעצב रूप या रचना बनाने वाला konstruktor, modni kreator tervező perancang, desainer hönnuður designer, progettista デザイナー 디자이너 projektuotojas projektētājs; dizainers; modelētājs pereka bentuk ontwerperformgiver, t...
8. first-person singular present indicative of diseñar
9. The composition of a work of art.
   countable, uncountable
10. the art of making designs or patterns. dress-designing. ontwerp, modeontwerp تَصْميم дизайнерство design projektování; návrhářství das Design formgivning; tegning; konstruktion σχεδίασηdiseño kavandamine, kujundus طراحی suunnittelu stylismeעיצוב रूपांकन, अभिकल्पक dizajniranje (meg)tervezés perancangan hönnun design 設計 디자이닝 projektavimas projektēšana; modelēšana mereka het ontwerpen formgiving, tegning, konstruksjon projektowanie طراحی design artă decorativă/ ves­timentară искусство дизайна ná...
11. Intention or plot.
    countable, uncountable
12. diseño. designer drugs → drogas de diseño.
13. Malicious or malevolent intention.
    countable, uncountable
14. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent: design a good excuse for not attending the conference.
15. The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
    countable, uncountable
16. To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure: design a building on a computer; design a new car model.
17. To create or contrive for a particular purpose or effect: a game designed to appeal to all ages.
18. The art of designing
    countable, uncountable
19. To have as a goal or purpose; intend: "Mrs. Bennet had designed to keep the two Netherfield gentlemen to supper; but ... she had no opportunity of detaining them" (Jane Austen).
20. To make or execute plans.
21. To create designs.

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Examples

“The initial design of the park was rejected for being too expensive.”

“We're working on some new designs for our range of summer shirts”

“We have designs on winning the league next season.”

“To be hateful of the truth by design.”

“I give it you without any other design than to shew you that I reckon nothing dear to me, when I want to do you a pleasure.”

“At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them […]”

“Lisicki will rise from her current ranking of 62 to at least 35 in the world on the back of her efforts at the All England Club, but she will have serious designs on a first Grand Slam title after overcoming the 2007 runner-up.”

“To have evil designs.”

“He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.”

“Danish furniture design is world-famous.”

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