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Design

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

• IPA ^(key): /dɪˈzaɪn/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: de‧sign

Noun

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

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.