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design
What does design mean?
design (verb): plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use design in a sentence?
- This room is not designed for work. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce design?
/dɪˈzaɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does design come from?
From Middle English designen, from Old French designer.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “design” mean?
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
Right! That's what “design” means.
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Not quite: that's what claim means.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Not quite: that's what engage means.
to disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area
Not quite: that's what spread means.
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