have designs on in English

Forms: has designs on [present, singular, third-person], having designs on [participle, present], had designs on [participle, past], had designs on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> designs on}} have designs on (third-person singular simple present has designs on, present participle having designs on, simple past and past participle had designs on)

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        "To have one's eye on, to set one's sights on, to seek, to pursue."
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          "seek",
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        "(transitive) To have one's eye on, to set one's sights on, to seek, to pursue."
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          "word": "avoir des vues sur"
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    {
      "form": "has designs on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had designs on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "had designs on",
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"have designs on" meaning in English

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