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entwerfen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Comp noun Something given free of charge, especially as a courtesy, such as a free hotel room or meal.
  • 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.
  • draft noun An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • plot noun The sequence of events that make up a story, especially the way they are connected.
  • sketch verb To make a quick, rough drawing without full detail.

Senses

entwerfen is used for these senses in English:

  • comp (transitive) To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.
  • 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).
  • draft (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
  • frame (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
  • hash To make a quick, rough version.

Comp — full definition

  1. noun Something given free of charge, especially as a courtesy, such as a free hotel room or meal.
  2. noun Short for "compensation," especially in a workplace or insurance context.

contrive — full definition

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