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
- noun Something given free of charge, especially as a courtesy, such as a free hotel room or meal.
- noun Short for "compensation," especially in a workplace or insurance context.
contrive — full definition
- 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.
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