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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 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.
  • 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 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).

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