ontwerpen — meaning in English

English meaning

contrive verb To plan or invent something using skill and cleverness.
create verb To bring something into existence; to make something new.
design noun A plan showing how something should look, function, or be built.
devise verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
format noun The way something is laid out or presented — its structure, style, or arrangement.
plan noun A set of intended actions worked out in advance to achieve a goal.

ontwerpen is used for these senses in English:

contrive To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
create To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
design (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
devise (transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
format To create or edit the layout of a document.
plan (transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).
plan (transitive) To create a plan for.

verb To plan or invent something using skill and cleverness.
verb To make something up as you go, often working out the details through improvisation.
verb (dated) To throw out or cast, as light is thrown from its source.
verb (dated) To pass or spend a period of time.