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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•sign /dɪˈzaɪn/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. [ ~ + obj] to prepare the preliminary plans for (work):The engineer designed a new bridge.
  2. 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.
  3. [ 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.
  4. [ ~ + obj] to form or make up in the mind;
    plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape.

n. 
  1. an outline, sketch, or drawing of something to be done or constructed:[countable]submitted designs for the new mall.
  2. 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.
  3. a pattern;
    a pattern of decorations:[countable]a little heart-shaped design on the bracelet.
  4. 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 © 2025
de•sign  (di zīn′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. 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.
  2. to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully.
  3. to intend for a definite purpose:a scholarship designed for foreign students.
  4. to form or conceive in the mind;
    contrive;
    plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape.
  5. to assign in thought or intention;
    purpose:He designed to be a doctor.
  6. [Obs.]to mark out, as by a sign;
    indicate.

v.i. 
  1. to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.
  2. to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc.

n. 
  1. 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.
  2. organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art;
    composition.
  3. the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc.;
    the pattern or motif of artistic work:the design on a bracelet.
  4. the art of designing:a school of design.
  5. a plan or project:a design for a new process.
  6. a plot or intrigue, esp. an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him.
  7. designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:He had designs on his partner's stock.
  8. intention;
    purpose;
    end.
  9. 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/
  1. to work out the structure or form of (something), as by making a sketch, outline, pattern, or plans
  2. to plan and make (something) artistically or skilfully
  3. (transitive) to form or conceive in the mind; invent
  4. (transitive) to intend, as for a specific purpose; plan
  1. a plan, sketch, or preliminary drawing
  2. the arrangement or pattern of elements or features of an artistic or decorative work: the design of the desk is modern
  3. a finished artistic or decorative creation
  4. the art of designing
  5. a plan, scheme, or project
  6. an end aimed at or planned for; intention; purpose
  7. (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

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