Word

design, v.
(designed, designing, designs)
freq. cnt. 86

make or work out a plan for; devise
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 50 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

contrive design plan project

sample sentences

"They contrived to murder their boss"
"design a new sales strategy"
"plan an attack"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?
They %s the cape

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

design design design

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

plan planning plan planner

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

project project

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

contriver

semantic pointers

hypernym

create by mental act, create mentally

hyponym

plot concert map out, map

plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28

design

sample sentences

"This room is not designed for work"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

design design design

semantic pointers

hypernym

intend, destine, designate, specify

create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 19

design

sample sentences

"Chanel designed the famous suit"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

designing design designer designer

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, create

hyponym

cut, tailor make up

verb group

design

make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

design plan

sample sentences

"design a better mousetrap"
"plan the new wing of the museum"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

designing design design design designer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

planning plan planner

semantic pointers

hyponym

engineer redesign blueprint, draft, draught

hypernym

create by mental act, create mentally

intend or have as a purpose
<verb.cognition>

design

sample sentences

"She designed to go far in the world of business"

verb frames

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

design

semantic pointers

hypernym

intend, mean, think

conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
<verb.creation>

design

sample sentences

"She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

design

semantic pointers

hypernym

conceive, gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise

create designs
<verb.creation>

design

sample sentences

"Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

design designer designer

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, create

verb group

design