ontwerpen — meaning in English

English meaning

• contrive verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
• 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.

Senses

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.

contrive — full definition

1. verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
2. verb To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
3. verb To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
4. verb To spend (time, or a period).

create — full definition

1. verb To bring something into existence; to make something new.
2. verb To cause something (a situation, feeling, or effect) to come about.
3. verb To officially appoint someone to a title or rank of nobility.

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