design

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design is on the Basic English 850 List.
dependent - design - desire
design is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
describe - design - detail
design is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
design

Plural
designs

Design is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (countable & uncountable) Design is how something looks and works.
    Honda has a new engine in design.
    The new ski design made them 4% faster than his old skis.
    After graduating from Art & Design at university, he started his own fashion company.

Verb[change]

Plain form
design

Third-person singular
designs

Past tense
designed

Past participle
designed

Present participle
designing

Design is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (transitive) If you design something, you plan and show how it will look and work.
    The team was asked to design a new video game controller.