Design

Russian Meaning

English Meaning

1. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent: design a good excuse for not attending the conference.
2. To formulate a plan for; devise: designed a marketing strategy for the new product.
3. To plan out in systematic, usually graphic form: design a building; design a computer program.
4. To create or contrive for a particular purpose or effect: a game designed to appeal to all ages.
5. To have as a goal or purpose; intend.
6. To create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner.
7. To make or execute plans.
8. To have a goal or purpose in mind.
9. To create designs.
10. A drawing or sketch.
11. A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
12. The purposeful or inventive arrangement of parts or details: the aerodynamic design of an automobile; furniture of simple but elegant design.
13. The art or practice of designing or making designs.
14. Something designed, especially a decorative or an artistic work.
15. An ornamental pattern. See Synonyms at figure.
16. A basic scheme or pattern that affects and controls function or development: the overall design of an epic poem.
17. A plan; a project. See Synonyms at plan.
18. A reasoned purpose; an intent: It was her design to set up practice on her own as soon as she was qualified.
19. Deliberate intention: He became a photographer more by accident than by design.
20. A secretive plot or scheme. Often used in the plural: He has designs on my job.