"design" meaning in All languages combined

See design on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈzaɪn/ Audio: en-us-design.ogg [US] Forms: design [singular], designs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Design is how something looks and works.
    Sense id: simple-design-en-noun-wClcOc3T

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈzaɪn/ Audio: en-us-design.ogg [US] Forms: design [canonical], designs [third-person, singular], designed [past], designed [past, participle], designing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you design something, you plan and show how it will look and work.
    Sense id: simple-design-en-verb-QHxgBuan
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